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This year is the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. And, as every year, there’s already an information crackdown across mainland China on any possible references to the event in the media or on the internet. Activists in Beijing have been ordered to take mandatory “vacations”, been placed under house arrest, or are being strictly monitored. Today, most of us have smart phones, and photos from such a confrontation would come from dozens or hundreds of sources and quickly spread around the world. In 1989, taking pictures of, or documenting, such a large social movement as the one that led to that crackdown, was left mostly to professional photojournalists, photojournalists like Liu Heung Shing

Next week we’ll look at how organising art events related to June 4th even in Hong Kong has become increasingly difficult. But for now, we turn to the past and more purely aesthetic concerns. We’re taking a look at the Art Deco style that flourished from the 1920s to the 1940s. As a movement, it was given a huge boost in Paris in 1925 by the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. On show at the CityU Exhibition Gallery till the end of July, “Art Deco: The France-China Connection” showcases the history of the movement in France and its connections with China.

11-year old Rahul Vellal is a singer and musician from Bangalore, India who mostly focuses on music in the religious Carnatic tradition. Although, neither of his parents have a music background, Rahul began to exhibit an interest in music from the age of two. With the support of his parents he started learning classical Indian music when he was four. His melodic voice has since made him an internet sensation. Not only have videos of his performances garnered 25 million views on YouTube, he’s won numerous music awards. He’s here in Hong Kong for a charity concert on Thursday called “Raaga & Rhythm: Music Without Borders”. The concert features 44 local and international musicians, and fuses Indian classical music, jazz and other popular music to raise funds for a social enterprise that promotes inclusiveness in our society. Rahul’s in our studio to tell us more.
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