With Invader, D*Face and Alec Monopoly all leaving their marks on Hong Kong this year, and hot new restaurants Bibo and Jamie’s Italian both embracing the genre, it’s clear that street art is gradually gaining a long-overdue appreciation in the city.
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And what better way to celebrate the movement than by dedicating an entire magazine to it? Yep, we can’t think of one either.
After launching in August with their debut issue loosely curated around the theme “Hong Kong”, all-art, no-advertising mag the Master Kong Quarterly is back.
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Packed cover-to-cover with images from local blog HKStreetArt.com and exclusively created, limited edition works from seven Hong Kong street artists, it serves as something of a bible for enthusiasts and appreciators alike.
Editor Peter Augustus told Coconuts HK, “I picked street art as the theme of the second issue because it seems to be having a great deal of interest in Hong Kong at the moment. After the success of last year’s large group street art installation Work In Progress at Somerset House and the second edition of Secret Walls, it seemed like a good time to showcase some of these talented local artists.”
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As there is absolutely no advertising in the Master Kong Quarterly (as well as hardly any text – yippee!), the magazine relies solely on readers who are inspired to purchase the original works featured within its pages.
So if you like what you see, pick up a copy at PMQ’s new lifestyle and bookstore Open Quote or make a purchase via the website.
Show some love for the streets, Hong Kong!
