Posted in Art Interview

Leslie Streit on “When I Become a Ghost”

Filmmaker Leslie Streit collaborated with Robin McCain on their upcoming immersive installation “When I Become a Ghost” to be unveiled from 6 pm to 9 pm on February 24 at San Francisco’s Pastine Projects. CHOPSO took the opportunity to interview Leslie on her latest artistic venture.

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Posted in Art Culture Interview

Filmmaker Leslie Streit on Her American Ballet Story

San Francisco based filmmaker Leslie Streit has been filming her third documentary feature “An American Ballet Story” since 2015. In 2022, seven years later, she is still hard at work to finish editing the feature.

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Posted in Art India

Turban Or Not Turban?

Step aside, hipsters with your top knots! Turbans are in and will obscure your man bun faster than you can say Nankana Sahib. An H&M billboard…

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Posted in Art China Culture Entertainment

May The Force Be With You…Eventually

China is the Dark Side…or at least as far as Disney is concerned, it could be. The new Star Wars movie, Episode VII: The Force…

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Posted in Art China Culture Hong Kong Queer

Queer Street Art In Hong Kong

Way back in 2011 new colour began creeping into the streets of Hong Kong in the form of Pride In Rainbow, an anonymous street art…

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Posted in Art US

Woman Stabbing Mistaken As Art

A bizarre stabbing incident took place yesterday at the Miami Beach’s Art Basel. A woman was stabbed in the neck by an X-Acto knife. The art…

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Posted in Art Japan US

Oki Miyano’s Godzilla

Los Angeles based film archivist Oki Miyano spent a weekend to produce this Godzilla artwork, evoking the memories of 70s Japanese childhood.

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Posted in Art Hong Kong Interview

Revisiting 0506HK with Artist Norm Yip

About a decade ago, I made an autobiographical feature documentary titled 0506HK about my feelings for Hong Kong, formerly the country and now a city…

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Posted in Art China US

Art Acquisition by Chinese Taxi Driver Turned Billionaire Set World Record

Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining Nude (Nu Couche) became the second highest price ever for a work of art sold at auction. After a bidding battle at…

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