News this week: Following the acquisition of the Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART
HK) by MCH Group last
year, the event will be re-branded, “Art Basel in Asia” next year.
ART HK 2012, in its
fifth edition ran from 17th to 20th May, attracted the
participation of 266 galleries from 38 countries worldwide and a record 67,205
visitors to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre (HKCEC).
The inaugural edition of
the Art Basel in Asia will also be held at the HKCEC from 23rd to 26th
May 2013 with a preview on 22nd May. The new fair will be directed
by Magnus Renfrew, who is the current director of ART HK.
Renfrew commented, “The
progress that the Fair has made over the last five years has been
extraordinary. We have had a strong attendance from both the international art
world and from the local Hong Kong community. The quality of work on show
demonstrates how seriously galleries are now taking Asia. It will take time to
develop the market here but we have witnessed this week an increased openness
internationally in engaging with work from different cultural and aesthetic
backgrounds and sales have been solid.”
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