As arts institutions embrace technology in a Covid-19 world, where is Hong Kong’s vision?

Photo caption: The Hong Kong Museum of Art in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 11, after its partial reopening. The Covid-19 shutdowns have forced many museums worldwide to embrace digital technology. Photo: Dickson Lee. Article by Helen So.

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the digitisation of art, making the innovation of arts tech inevitable. Hong Kong must articulate its vision and establish funding for this emerging space, or risk being left behind

The smorgasbord of virtual arts and cultural offerings has helped keep people sane during this time of Covid-19 social distancing. Indeed, over the past six months, the spotlight has turned to “tech-savvy” arts institutions and universally accessible digital resources.

Notably, the J. Paul Getty Museum has developed an “art generator tool” allowing any image from its open-access collection to be imported into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo’s new community-building video game that became the first console game to reach 5 million digital sales within a month.

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