Hong Kong’s Discontent Fuels Creative Art

Hong Kong’s Discontent Fuels Creative Art
Memos and posters over anti-extradition bill are seen on "Lennon Walls" at Tai Po in Hong Kong, China on Aug. 9, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Railings festooned with tear gas canisters and colorful postcards are artworks that protesters in Hong Kong have made from materials left over from recent demonstrations, hoping to spread their message in the Chinese-controlled territory.

Part promotion, part politics and often laced with undertones of satire, different art forms have flourished across the Asian financial hub as the escalating anti-government protests of the past 10 weeks lead to yet more violent clashes.