Hong Kong is set to host the third edition of colourful Art Basel Festival. The event will showcase a sea of motion pictures and other mediums of art from across the world. In short, it’s gala time ahead for all who pick up air tickets for Hong Kong flights.
If you are travelling to Hong Kong this March, get set to experience a world of arty delights. The highly acclaimed Art Basel is all set to host its 3rd edition in Hong Kong from 15th – 17th March. Exciting works by world-renowned artists will be showcased on gigantic colourful stages. Attracting thousands of international gallerists and collectors, this extravagant carnival is easily one of the best places to explore the enigmatic world of art. Read on to get detailed information about the event.
About The Show
From masters and pros to budding amateurs, Art Basel Hong Kong festival aims to trace and promote the best talent in art. The event acts as a driving source for nurturing artists and developing modern style visual arts. Spread across six distinct sectors, this year the festival will be displaying the finest quality art works from the 20th and 21st centuries in the form of drawings, paintings, installations, photographs, sculptures and edition works.
Events
Over 3,000 artists from Asia and other parts of the world are expected to attend the Art Basel Hong Kong festival this year. These artists will experience incredible opportunities for intellectual discovery, through various discussions and presentations.
Galleries
| 10 Chancery Lane Gallery | 303 Galleries |
| Acquavella Galleries | Aike-Dellarco |
| Air de Paris | Grieder Contemporary |
| Grotto Fine Art Limited | Kavi Gupta Chicago/ Berlin |
| Hakgojae Gallery | Hammer Galleries |
| Paragon | Peres Projects |
| Galerie Perrotin PKM Gallery | Platform China |
| Polígrafa Obra Gráfica | Galerie Eva Presenhuber |
| Almine Rech Gallery | Galeria Nara Roesler |
Discoveries
| Space Hong Kong Samson Young | Arataniurano Tokyo Hiroyuki Oki Motonao Takasaki |
| Blindspot Gallery Hong Kong Trevor Yeung | Carroll / Fletcher London Karmelo Bermejo |
| Night Gallery Los Angeles John Patrick Walsh III | Galeria Plan B Cluj Berlin Achraf Touloub |
| RaebervonStenglin Zurich Kilian Rüthemann | Raster Warsaw Olaf Brzeski Aneta Grzeszykowska |
| ROH Projects Jakarta Bagus Pandega | Shrine Empire New Delhi Samanta Batra Mehta |
| Star Gallery Beijing, Ling Wen Yan Cong | Workplace Gallery Gateshead London Laura Lancaster |
Insights
| 100 Tonson Gallery Bangkok Yuree Kensaku | 1335Mabini Manila, Makati Poklong Anading |
| 55, Shanghai Noritoshi Hirakawa | A Thousand Plateaus Art Space Chengdu Chen Qiulin |
| Artinformal Mandaluyong City Nilo Ilarde | Athr Gallery Jeddah Ahmed Mater Dana Awartani Ayman Yossri Daydban Nasser Al Salem |
| Chambers Fine Art New York, Beijing GAMA | Yumiko Chiba Associates Tokyo Keiji Uematsu, Norio Imai |
| Hadrien de Montferrand Gallery Beijing Lu Chao | Liang Gallery Taipei Chen Cheng-Po |
| Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Kobe Takesada Matsutani Tatsuo Kawaguchi | Yavuz Fine Art Singapore Pinaree Sanpitak |
Encounters
| One and J. Gallery | Taeyoon Kim | Osage Gallery | Zhao |
| Ota Fine Arts | Zai Kuning | Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery | Mikala Dwyer |
| Platform China | Yang Maoyuan | Shanghai Gallery of Art | GAO Weigang |
| Gagosian Gallery | Sterling Ruby | Hales Gallery | Hew Locke |
| Hanart TZ Gallery | Xu Longsen | Hopkinson Mossman / RaebervonStenglin | Dane Mitchell |
| Sean Kelly | David Claerbout | Kerlin Gallery | Siobhán Hapaska |
Magazines
| Arte al Limite | ARTE! Brasileiros |
| Artfacts.Net Ltd | ARTPULSE |
| Artron | Baku Magazine |
| Randian | Rooms Magazine |
| Sculpture Magazine | Sleek Magazine |
| Harper’s Bazaar Art China | Harper’s Bazaar Art Hong Kong |
| Kaleidoscope | Bijutsu Techo / BT |
| BLOUIN Lifestyle | Brownbook Magazine |
Films
The Film sector is mainly organized by Li Zhenhua, director and founder of Beijing Art Lab, and strives to present an exciting program of films created by different international artists. The different screenings will be taking place in the agnès b. cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre.
