The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong previewed on Wednesday (May 22), boasting works from more than 3,000 international artists from 245 of the world’s leading galleries.
The four-day event, opening to the public on Thursday (May 23), highlights the former British colony’s role as the latest global arts hub amid rising wealth and interest in art from mainland China.
Art Basel, which has been showcasing modern and contemporary art for 43 years, announced in 2012 that it would replace Art HK, Hong Kong’s former art fair which was set up in 2008.
“We chose Hong Kong for several reasons. One, that it’s located geographically at the centre of Asia. We wanted a show that would be, that would access all of Asia, that would represent all of Asia. Also the openness here of the society, the freedom of expression being guaranteed by law was an extremely important thing for us because Art Basel has a long history in the art world, so we wanted a place where artists and galleries could do the things they wanted to do,” said Art Basel Director, Marc Spiegler, told Reuters.
Art Basel also exhibits in the Swiss city of Basel and in Miami Beach in the US, but the Hong Kong show emphasizes art from Asia.
Half of the 245 galleries across 35 territories come from the Asia-Pacific region, giving Art Basel Hong Kong a distinct East meets West feel.
Hong Kong’s contemporary art scene continues to flourish with the opening of numerous high-profile international galleries in the past two years.
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EXPOSED
Contemporary South African Photographers 28 May - 2 June 2013
Roger Ballen
Barbara Wildenboer
Alistair Whitton
Brent Meistre
Melanie Cleary
Gary Van Wyck
28 Queen Street Woollahra NSW 2025
OPENING night event Tuesday 28 May 6-8pm
EXPOSED - An Exhibition of Contemporary South African Photography and Video Art.
Featuring work by:
Roger Ballen
Barbara Wildenboer
Alistair Whitton
Brent Meistre
Melanie Cleary
Gary Van Wyck
28 May - 2 June, 2013
Opening night Tues 28 May 6 - 9pm
Queen St Gallery, 28 Queens Street, Woollahra, Sydney
After four successful years in Paris, France, Cutlog art fair launches its first New York edition. The fair runs from May 10-13, 2013. Cutlog New Yorkfocuses on showing cutting-edge and established galleries that promote the work of contemporary artists. The fair features 45 galleries and curators that present art, installations, performances, talks, and projections. As part of the outdoor projections program that runs from 8pm – Midnight, Cutlog presentsNew York Close Up Is Now with simultaneous screeings of Art21′s New York Close Up, Noah Becker’s New York Is Now, and VernissageTV’s Around the World in one go.
Cutlog New York is located in a former public school in Manhattan’s Lower East Side (107 Suffolk Street). In this video, we attend the preview of the fair on May 9, 2013. Video by Shimon Azulay.
What Will They Bring? A Sneak Peek at Art Basel Hong Kong
Art galleries participating in the upcoming Art Basel Hong Kong have likely been preoccupied with whether or not the fair’s new management, with its brand-name leverage, will be able to bring in new flocks of collectors. Meanwhile, of more interest to the collectors, however, is: “What will the galleries bring?”
With about 245 exhibitors participating from around the world, diversity is likely to be key, with its high-profile international names already announced (think Damien Hirst, Louise Bourgeois, Subodh Gupta, Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama) mixed with a good crop of young and emerging artists from the region.
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Kenya Hara, Japan’s most respected graphic designer, has his eyes on the future - and in particular the future of the home. For three weeks in March he staged House Vision, a Tokyo exhibition that combined the wisdom of Japan’s best creative thinkers with state-of the art technology to explore new ways of urban living.
