The global art world gathers in Hong Kong for the city's fourth, and biggest ever International Art Fair opened last week with 260 galleries from 38 countries is set to top all previous attendance records.
The ART HK 11 has emerged as the leading international contemporary art fair in Asia, and is a "must attend" fixture on the global art circuit bringing together the world's most important galleries and emerging artistic talents from East and West.
The 2011 fair featured four days of cutting-edge contemporary art, privileged networking, panel discussions and string of glamorous parties running across the city as Hong Kong goes "art crazy".
One of the highlights is the ART HK 11's Galleries section featured 168 leading galleries showing world class artists including a variety of solo artist presentations from around the globe. These include a series of specially created new works by Danish-Icelandic artist, Olafur Eliasson, which will be exhibited by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery from New York. Goodman Gallery from Johannesburg will present South African artist William Kentridge's acclaimed anamorphic projection, what will come, and New York based Marianne Boesky Gallery will showcase new works by cutting-edge artist, Barnaby Furnas. Rossi & Rossi London will present a series of politically-charged resin busts by Kazakhstani artist Erbossyn Meldibekov.
A new gallery section entitled ASIA ONE, dedicated to solo presentations by Asian artists brought by galleries in Turkey, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, Australia and New Zealand, plus North, East and Southeast Asia.
Hello, I really like your blog. I am working for a jewelry brand named Skalli, we do have shops in Hong Kong and I am wondering if you would be interested by writing about us.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how I can contact you.
Thanks
Severine
severine@lydesign.com.hk