It is not exaggerating to say that contemporary art has been everywhere you look in recent weeks and months. For anyone who would like a soothing change, I can recommend an exhibition just opened at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, A Passion for Tradition: ... full story
Still, in a still stuttering economy, the record attendance at the Basel crowd may bode well for Art Basel Miami Beach, the sister fair held in Miami each December. Art Basel has bought a Hong Kong fair as well; its initial presentation as Art Basel ... full story
It was listed among the Top 50 emerging galleries around the world by Contemporary, an international arts magazine. The gallery has participated in many art fairs and biennales, most recently Art Hong Kong, the Sydney Biennale, Volta Basel, ... full story
To support his family, he worked as a mural painter, decorated film sets and even took part in the construction of Disneyland - even though his art was already recognized and being collected by museums and private buyers from Hong Kong, Australia, ... full story
“Art fairs reflect the same energy and activity we see in the salerooms,” says Iwan Wirth of Hauser & Wirth (B12/2.0) “In Asia, for example, they present the only opportunities for galleries to meet new clients.” “At the recent Hong Kong art fair, ... full story
Hong Kong's creative community is small but growing, and it's easier to participate in than ever. As its name implies, Random Art Workshop (33 Lockhart Road, #25-01 Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Wanchai; www.randomartworkshop.com), ... full story
A large Hernan Bas sold to a Hong Kong collector for more than $150000. * A large Erwin Wurm sculpture sold to a Latin American collector for more than 120000 Euros. * Mickalene Thomas' Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires sold to the American Museum ... full story
a gallery owner asked me after I'd spent a day wandering around the two enormous floors housing the 4th Hong Kong International Art Fair (Art HK 11), which ran from May 26 to 29 and attracted 260 galleries from around the world. ... full story
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council surveyed such industrial-art tenants after the revitalization policy went into effect. The results are available online. Wong says that Lands Department visits to artist studios have increased recently. ... full story
The Hong Kong fair is now in the same month as the first Frieze New York and that city's major auctions, and very close to Art Basel. “There's never a perfect time for a fair,” said ArtHK director Magnus Renfrew. Longer-term, the effects are more ... full story
