For a few days earlier this summer, Hong Kong became the epicenter of the contemporary art world as collectors, gallerists, investors, curators, art-lovers and curious onlookers flocked here to examine the work of more than 3,000 artists, brimming with ...full story
Agitated art sellers climbed to the rooftop of the Hong Kong Museum of Arts to protest against a government decision not to renew their tenancies. It took an hour before firefighters were able to bring down four protesters. Ten workers started their ...full story
HONG KONG - The project that museum director Lars Nittve is describing is as extravagant as the glass skyscrapers all around him. "A building twice the size of the Tate Modern," London's modern art museum. As he says this, he makes a sweeping hand ...full story
Perhaps the clearest evidence of this shift was the first Art Basel event in Hong Kong this May. It was the first time the world's leading art fair waved its banner in Asia. Hong Kong may be the third largest art market in terms of sales, but other ...full story
Because his works stand on their own, as they did in Manila Contemporary's Booth 3D22 at Art Basel Hong Kong, a recently concluded four-day affair of creativity and glibness at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibit Centre in the former crown colony.Asia Pacific's art market comes of ageThe Guardianfull story
This year's Hong Kong International Art Fair was held under the Art Basel brand name for the first time – a reflection of the awakening of contemporary art in Asia. Galleries throughout the region are wooing collectors worldwide by showcasing local ...full story
According to a 2012 study by consultants Capgemini, there are more millionaires in Asia than in the United States. To lure them to the cause of art, quality art fairs have burgeoned since 2007 in Dubai, New Delhi, Hong Kong and Singapore, with the next ...full story
The exhibition is to feature several works by the Taiwanese artist, who now lives and works in London. It is to be the artist's first exhibition in Hong Kong, and will focus on Ting Ting's two most recent projects. The first sees the artist explore the ...full story
Hong Kong has always wanted to have a major museum for modern and contemporary art, and now it looks like that may be happening soon. Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron and the London-Hong Kong firm TFP Farrells have been hired to ...full story
HONG KONG — The place in Hong Kong to admire the handiwork of street artists is not on the street but in a 13th-floor unused warehouse. And it has a set expiration date of July 7. It is an exhibition that is even slightly difficult to find. But the ...full story