Grazia Malaysia Magazine - June/July 2023

In this issue

Before K-wave and T-wind dominated our pop culture, once upon a time, Hong Kong used to churn out pop stars who were devoured by fans across Asia. During its golden years, Hong Kong birthed stars like Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in the ‘80s and the Four Heavenly Kings in the ’90s. Cantopop and movies have helped create a common cultural identity for Cantonese speakers worldwide. Over the last few decades, however, it has been overshadowed by Taiwanese pop acts as well as the meteoric rise of K-pop, and more recently, Thai stars.

Today, with the help of a new generation of artists, Cantopop and movies are slowly finding their way back to the playlists and screens of Hongkongers, restoring the Cantonese culture to its former glory. I hope you are thrilled to see Louise Wong, who is part of Hong Kong’s biggest rising stars, on our cover this month.

It has been phenomenal two years for Louise Wong, to say the least. In her career-defining performance in Anita, the first-time actor made an incredible impression playing the much-beloved late Cantopop diva Anita Mui. Her second leading role in A Guilty Conscience, released this January, is now the highest-earning Hong Kong film ever, grossing almost US$15 million to date. Now, with everything she touches becoming gold, Wong has no problem putting her performance on display.

On the other side of Asia, Nita Mukesh Ambani is putting India’s rich art, culture, and heritage on display. In ‘The Gateway of New India’, learn how one woman’s love for arts is making Mumbai a world-class creative capital.

In this “Exhibition” issue, we also speak to Venezuelan artist Eduardo Enrique, feature artworks by nine artists to chronicle fashion’s new vanguards, and explore our dream gallery with curator Frida Aasen.

I hope you find inspiration in this issue.