{"id":7171,"date":"2025-10-08T17:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/2025\/10\/08\/article-commoning-art-for-sustainable-engagement-with-hong-kongs-existential-crises-a-case-study-of-tak-cheong-lane-vegetarian-cooperative\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:33:05","slug":"article-commoning-art-for-sustainable-engagement-with-hong-kongs-existential-crises-a-case-study-of-tak-cheong-lane-vegetarian-cooperative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2025\/10\/08\/article-commoning-art-for-sustainable-engagement-with-hong-kongs-existential-crises-a-case-study-of-tak-cheong-lane-vegetarian-cooperative\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] Commoning Art for Sustainable Engagement with Hong Kong\u2019s Existential Crises: A Case Study of Tak Cheong Lane Vegetarian Cooperative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: Hong Zeng and Kimburley Wing Yee Choi<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Cultural Studies<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09502386.2024.2442447\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09502386.2024.2442447<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstract<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tak Cheong Lane Vegetarian Cooperative has operated a restaurant in a converted art space in Hong Kong\u2019s working-class neighbourhood since 2012. In this unique space, food and arts are essential elements of everyday life, and it\u2019s known for its collective management and its free-pricing policy. By examining the practices of the Tak Cheong Lane Vegetarian Cooperative from the perspective of \u2018commoning art\u2019, we analyse how they elicit a dissensual aesthetic politics. Specifically, they reconfigure the fabric of sensory experience through their social economy practices; food production and provision; and expressions of alternative values.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We argue that commoning art, through engaging with everyday realities and social issues, and pursuing social relations that promote justice and embrace otherness, is dynamic and adaptable. By practising dissensual aesthetics, commoning art offers a sustainable and transformative approach to counteract society\u2019s social, economic and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Hong Zeng and Kimburley Wing Yee Choi Source: Cultural Studies Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09502386.2024.2442447\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09502386.2024.2442447<\/a> Abstract The Tak Cheong Lane Vegetarian Cooperative has operated a restaurant in a converted art space in Hong Kong\u2019s working-class neighbourhood since 2012. In this unique space, food and arts are essential elements of everyday life, and it\u2019s known for its collective [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145170531,"featured_media":6534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[776957933],"tags":[776958117,776958126,776958076],"class_list":["post-7171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--en","tag-arts","tag-cooperative","tag-newsroom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/typesetter.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/article.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pai6UY-1RF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7501,"url":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2025\/12\/31\/article-problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of-hong-kongs-new-sports-cluster\/","url_meta":{"origin":7171,"position":0},"title":"[Article] Problem Spaces: Examining the Sustainability of Hong Kong\u2019s New Sports Cluster","author":"\u624b\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e","date":"31\/12\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Tobias Zuser Source: Social Transformations in Chinese Society Link: https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/stics\/article\/21\/1\/48\/1247690\/Problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of Abstract This paper aims to examine the dynamics between Hong Kong\u2019s domestic sporting needs and its regional aspirations as a \u201chub\u201d for sport and culture, which have created challenges and contradictions for the optimal provision of relevant infrastructure. 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