I Hate The Way People Date Now…
A personal reflection on love, pace, and modern expectations — a quiet counterpoint to the visual culture around it.
A space for contemporary art, design, and the cultural moments that shape how we see the world — from fair floors to quiet galleries.
Art and culture form the connective thread between fashion and everyday lifestyle, especially when a personal voice guides the conversation. A blog that celebrates Chinese style while living between cities often finds its richest material in the quiet intersections of gallery openings, street photography, and the small rituals that shape taste. The result is a feed that feels curated rather than catalogued, where each post invites the reader to slow down and notice texture, mood, and intent. This section gathers those observations into a single, readable archive that mirrors a thoughtfully styled wardrobe: deliberate, expressive, and rooted in lived experience rather than trend chasing.
Contemporary art coverage on a lifestyle platform tends to resist the dryness of traditional criticism. Instead, it leans into the emotional register that fashion already occupies, treating exhibitions, design fairs, and cultural moments as extensions of personal style. The framing matters as much as the subject, because audiences arrive curious about how a show feels in the body before they care about its market value. Notes on lighting, sound, crowd flow, and surrounding neighbourhoods become part of the review itself, blurring the line between editorial and diary. That approach keeps culture accessible to readers who might never set foot inside a fair, while still honouring the rigour of those who do.
Visual culture also lives in the spaces between events, in the typography of a cafe menu, the pattern on a vintage scarf, or the colour story of a city block at dusk. A blogger attuned to both runway and gallery naturally notices these echoes, and writing about them turns ordinary outings into small cultural studies. The personal essay sits comfortably beside museum commentary here, because both ask the same underlying question: how do aesthetics shape the way we relate to one another and to the places we inhabit? That is the quiet thesis running through this archive, and it gives the section its gentle coherence.
An art and culture corner within a broader lifestyle blog also serves as a memory palace, holding bookmarks of cities visited, conversations had, and ideas worth returning to. Readers scrolling through can trace a slow arc of seasons and interests, from spring gallery weekends to winter film screenings, from street style spotted abroad to local studio visits. The editorial rhythm mirrors the visual one of the site itself, generous with whitespace and breathing room, allowing each piece to settle before the next begins. Over time, the archive becomes less a collection of posts and more a portrait of a curious eye in motion, attentive to beauty wherever it appears.
"I Hate The Way People Date Now…" opens this archive — a personal essay that sits alongside visual culture coverage, reminding readers that the art world is also shaped by how we relate to one another.
Browse the pieces below for interviews, event notes, and cultural commentary gathered in this section.
A personal reflection on love, pace, and modern expectations — a quiet counterpoint to the visual culture around it.
A conversation about censorship, the body, and public space, sparked by a controversial photo series in July 2015.
A short visual note on equality, identity, and the cultural conversations taking shape in the city.
Notes from a luxury showcase where craftsmanship and contemporary taste meet.
Capturing the energy of an interdisciplinary performance that blends dance and visual art.
Interview
Yan Lv, founder and designer of Comme Moi, on building a contemporary Chinese womenswear label.
Conversation
ChitChak Hong Kong on publishing, style, and the cultural pulse of the city.
Artist
Jacky Tsai on bridging Eastern iconography and Western pop visual language.