{"id":20297,"date":"2025-12-16T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20297"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:04:44","slug":"labubus-growth-from-books-to-cultural-viral-doll-craze-shown-in-hong-kong-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20297","title":{"rendered":"Labubu\u2019s growth from books to cultural viral doll craze shown in Hong Kong exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A decade ago, the publication of three picture books \u2013 Lung Ka-sing\u2019s \u201cThe Monsters Trilogy\u201d \u2013 brought Labubu into the world. Today, a new exhibition is celebrating the illustrator and toy designer\u2019s elfen characters.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">\u201cMonsters by Monsters: Now and Then\u201d, open to the public at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre until January 4, features previously unreleased <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Labubu<\/span> and Monster sketches and sculptures.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Reflecting on the past decade, Lung tells the Post: \u201cFor me, the most important evolution is the gradual expansion of [The Monsters] universe. But one thing has never changed from the very beginning: the joy of creation. It sounds basic, but it\u2019s the most crucial thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hong Kong is the touring exhibition\u2019s third stop after Shanghai and Taipei, and Lung says that he and the team chose to hold the exhibition at the Asia Society because its unique blend of Eastern and Western vibes and architecture is \u201ca perfect match for Hong Kong\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI hope everyone can find a positive takeaway from the stories around them, something that sticks and helps move their day forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lung Ka-sing is pictured at the \u201cMonsters by Monsters: Now and Then\u201d exhibition in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Society\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/15\/c74ebfc4-0332-47d4-ab72-91d7a13f5b2d_686e78c9.jpg\" title=\"Lung Ka-sing is pictured at the \u201cMonsters by Monsters: Now and Then\u201d exhibition in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Society\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Lung Ka-sing is pictured at the \u201cMonsters by Monsters: Now and Then\u201d exhibition in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Divided into five distinct zones, the exhibition is structured in reverse chronological order, guiding visitors from Lung\u2019s most recent works to the picture books of 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/article\/3336474\/labubus-growth-books-cultural-viral-doll-craze-shown-hong-kong-exhibition?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decade ago, the publication of three picture books \u2013 Lung Ka-sing\u2019s \u201cThe Monsters Trilogy\u201d \u2013 brought Labubu into the world. 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