Hong Kong is proud to present the celebrated 2018 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong (29-31 March) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). As the only Asia-Pacific centric premier art fair, almost half of the 248 participating galleries come from the Asia-Pacific region, with growing numbers of galleries from India and south-east Asia in addition to 24 local Hong Kong galleries.
There is no doubt an escalating interest for galleries, no matter their place of origin, to show world-class art to the Asian buyers, as Asian sales account for 23% of the global sales in 2017, according to an annual art market report commissioned by Art Basel and UBS. In Hong Kong as an art hub, the optimistic art market outlook is fueled by the opening of H Queen's, aka "vertical gallery street", which is swiftly occupied by heavyweight tenants such as David Zwirner, Hauer & Wirth which just open to coincide with the art fair.
Art Basel Hong Kong is definitely a premium platform to present and access top-notched contemporary art ranging from established household names to emerging experimental artists. Here's are my top picks as seen in the VIP preview.
800 x 650 x 825 cm
Cloth, Fan, Light
Encounters
Exhibitor: Mind Set Art Center
Laure Prouvost Cooling System 1(for global warming), 2017
Glass, framed watercolour drawing, wood stick
235 x 50 x 50 cm
Exhibitor: carlier gebauer
Morgan Wong An Inch of Time; An Inch of Gold, 2018
Fake Gold Watches, LED texts, concrete, gold
350 x 500 x 450cm
Discovery
Exhibitor: A+ Contemporary
Louise Bourgeois Cell (Choisy II), 1955
Pink marble, steel, mirrors
216.5 x 194.3 x 198.8cm
Exhibitor: Hauser & Wirth
Erwin Wurm One Minute Sculpture, 2000-2018
Size variable
Mixed media
Encounters
Exhibitor: Lehmann Maupin, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Konig Galerie
Hajime Sorayama Sexy Robot_life size standing model_A, 2016
Fibreglass reinforced plastics, iron, silver and gold plating airbrush paint, LED neon light
H1820 x W600 x D600 mm
Exhibitor: NANZUKA
Subodh Gupta Start.Stop., 2008
Conveyor belt, motors, stainless steel and brass utensils
157 x 420 cm
Exhibitor: Arario Gallery
Laure Prouvost Metal Women Pushing, 2017
Video and metal sculpture
205 x 80x 85 cm
Exhibitor: Lisson Gallery
Kulim Kim Yin and Yang 4-S 357, 2004
Mixed media on wood panel
30 x 23 cm
Kabinett
Exhibitor: Arario Gallery
Pablo Bronstein Town, 2017
Digital Work, 4 Channels, Continuous loop
121.4 x 273.4 cm
Exhibitor: Galleria Franco Noero
TOP BOOTHS
White Space Beijing - Beijing
The Drawing Room - Manila
OTA Fine Arts - Tokyo
David Zwirner - New York, Hong Kong, London
Take Ninagawa - Tokyo
OMR - Mexico City
Societe - Berlin
Galerie Lelong - Paris New York
Victoria Miro - London
Hauser & Wirth - Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong
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