The Macao artist will be displaying his installation, Above Zobeide, at the upcoming 60th Venice Biennale. Here’s what to know about the 30-year-old rising star and his work.
Vivianna Cheong
Vivianna has been an arts marketer and writer for over a decade. After completing a master’s degree in English Literature in the UK, she has been working in the arts – theatre, dance, Chinese opera, film and visual arts – in the UK, Hong Kong and Macao. She has written for numerous magazines and translated copy for shows and exhibitions of various scales.
At almost 80 years old, Chion Chau Café’s owner reflects on the time he and his famous egg tarts flew to Japan. His son, meanwhile, is adapting old recipes to the modern palate – in preparation for the next generation of customers.
Since its establishment almost 30 years ago, the artisanal noodle maker has become a fixture of the local food scene.
The chef de cuisine of Ying, a celebrated Cantonese restaurant at Altira Macau, says old-school values of hard work and persistence were the keys to his success.
Originally from Hong Kong, the young executive chef manages three Michelin-starred Jade Dragon at City of Dreams with passion and grit.
Even in an economic downturn, Serene Garden has found fertile ground in Macao, thanks in part to a fruitful relationship with Sands China.
Lo Heng Kong has devoted over two decades to the art of tea. Last year, he distilled his insights into a definitive guide to local tea culture, My Notes on Tea: The Past and Present of Tea in Macao.
Macao Museum joins with Guangdong Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art to revisit the allure of trade and its influences during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
As Macao’s only wholesale distributor of imported Chinese tea, Va Lun Tea Shop has been one of Sands China’s most reliable local suppliers for nearly 20 years.
The author of Ancestor Portraits in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, scholar and painter Ung Vai Meng is the go-to expert on Chinese ancestral portraiture. As he has discovered through 20 years of research, the often-overlooked genre is full of surprises.
Local vegetable supplier Kin Nam Hong has seen revenue increase 10-fold at its peak since joining forces with Sands China in 2004.
The local entrepreneurs behind Funny Eye Brewery run a dedicated craft beer tasting room around the corner from the Ruins of St Paul’s, so you can enjoy a taste of Macao in the heart of the historic district.
