Hong Kong turns heads with Asian LGBTQ art show

Exhibition ranges from the 1940s to modern video installations

A mural by Japanese artist Maru Yacco, exhibited at "Myth Makers -- Sprectrosynthesis III" at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun Contemporary. (Courtesy of Tai Kwun Contemporary)

PAK YIU, RURIKA IMAHASHI and ALICE FRENCH, Nikkei staff writers

February 15, 2023 08:00 JST

HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Four years ago, thousands of people dressed in multicolored outfits gathered in the center of Hong Kong for the city's annual Pride parade, waving rainbow flags and calling for LGBTQ rights. Since then, awareness of the often-marginalized community has faded against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic and a draconian national security law that has stifled creative freedom and political discussion.