Feng shui experts call giant art installation in Hong Kong a bad omen

By AGENCY

Arts
Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023
10:01 PM MYT

'GIANTS: Rising Up' (2023) by French artist JR depicts a high-jumper seemingly floating in the air, not far from Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. Photo: AFP

The highly anticipated Art Basel Hong Kong fair is back in force for its 10th edition. To mark the occasion, the French artist JR has been invited to install one of his monumental works on the roof of the Harbour City shopping mall. But this installation has been met with some criticism.

The reason for this criticism is surprising, to say the least.

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