A neon sign titled "Enjoy Yourself Tonight," by artist Jive Lau is seen in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on May 24. - Noemi Cassanelli/CNN The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong ...
Perched on scaffolds in Hong Kong’s dense canyons of buildings, neon signs paint the city in a glow. But these signs—for everything from foot massage parlors to restaurants to diamond merchants—are ...
From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th ...
Glass tubes twisted into typography and pictorial designs have hummed on the streets of Hong Kong since the 1950s. Now, with the gaseous sign becoming a dying art and LED screens overtaking as the ...
A bright spark in a dimming world, Jive Lau - the artist behind Kowloneon - is preaching the gospel of neon lights to a new generation New faces of heritage: For four artists at the forefront of their ...
Hong Kong’s iconic neon-soaked streets are losing their luster due to new safety regulations. Less than 500 neon signs now remain in the city as conservationist and craftsmen struggle to keep the ...
When Anastasia Tsang was contemplating the subject matter for her first feature film, she decided to incorporate an issue that struck close to home: Hong Kong’s disappearing neon street signs. The ...
It was never just about the neon, that cubist, consumerist razzle-dazzle cantilevered over Hong Kong’s streets announcing pawnbrokers and mooncake bakers, saunas and shark’s fin soup shops. It was ...
The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark. The lights were once synonymous with the city, but in recent years, the government has tightened regulations over safety concerns ...
From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th ...
From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th ...
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