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The Works：Performance artist Hsieh Teching, King of Kowloon & in the studio: pianist Gabriela Monter

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For Taiwanese artist Hsieh Teching, who has been called a “master” of performance art by fellow artist, Marina Abramovic, there is little, if any, separation, between art and life. His extended performance pieces have seen him live in a cage for a year, punch a time clock for months on end, live without shelter, tie himself to another artist for a year, and even make art out of avoiding art entirely. After a 13-year plan, under which he vowed to make art but not show it to anyone, Hsieh now says he has given up creating art completely. He still exhibits worldwide, and is even representing Taiwan in this year’s Venice Biennale. Hsieh was in Hong Kong last month.
Street art and graffiti tend to be ephemeral. Given the varying quality of some examples, that’s not entirely a bad thing, but even highly collected and respected street artists like Banksy have had many well-known works removed, painted over, or defaced. Things are certainly no better in Hong Kong, as fans of the work of the late Tsang Tsou-choi, the "King of Kowloon, know only too well. His work has even been shown in the Venice Biennale. In 2009 the Home Affairs Bureau insisted the government was committed to protecting Tsang's works "depending on the actual situation and feasibility". Well, there are now fewer than ten examples left in place. One more was thoughtlessly destroyed in the past week.
Venezuela is a country in ecoonomic and political turmoil. Around 30 people have died during a month-long series of protests against the unpopular government of President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero is known for blending the classical repertoire with improvisation. She played at Barack Obama’s inauguration. She is also passionate about her country and vocal about its problems: the high murder rate, the violence and corruption. She was in Hong Kong last week for a one-night only concert of Schubert, Schumann and improvisations. She came to talk to us the morning before her show.
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