The city’s art ecosystem is rapidly expanding, but an economic slowdown across China and continued political interference from Beijing could mean stormy seas ahead
Meanwhile, Eva Presenhuber is now teaming up with a South Korean design studio and Tang Contemporary Art will add a space in Singapore to its roster
Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women
The opening day saw a steady stream of sales to private collectors and institutions in the region
The art fair will have 177 galleries this year, compared with 134 in 2022, but still fewer than before the pandemic
Next edition will be first since the special administered region lifted mandatory quarantine—but some Covid-19 measures remain in place
Oil price increases and the inability to fly over Russian airspace has made sending art abroad, especially between East Asia and Europe, much more expensive
Originally planned for March, it will now take place less than three weeks before the Swiss fair's flagship event in Basel
Well over half the galleries participating in the fair are opting for satellite booths as travel restrictions continue to disrupt large-scale events
The Gallery Exit founder was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in December—now 43 artists are selling work to pay for his care
Exhibitors are down from 242 to 104 in a condensed fair that runs alongside Art Central in the same venue from 21 to 23 May
The Hong Kong gallery will be among the first to use the new form of payment at the fair
Summer crush expected with Art Basel’s flagship show in Switzerland still scheduled for June and Taipei Dangdai moved back to July
The two fairs will take place at the same time in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in March
Galleries no longer required to have a physical space, down payments cut from 100% to 25% of stand fees and automatic re-admittance for 2020 ABHK exhibitors
A new draconian law against protests imposed by Beijing and the end of a more open trade agreement with the US has the city’s arts community worried
Dealers say expectations were low but are grateful to be in touch with the art community
A blow-by-blow account of the Hong Kong digital viewing rooms that launched this morning
We speak to Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood about the late Ulay, and to Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s global director, about what happened in Hong Kong. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
A look at how the market is responding to the epidemic
The debut of the digital initiative was moved to March to offer exhibitors a sales platform for the works they planned to show
Local galleries are determined to forge ahead after the fair announced it will not take place this year in light of coronavirus fears
The decision comes a week after the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus outbreak a global emergency and repeated calls for its cancellation from exhibitors
The fair's directors, meanwhile, say postponing or cancelling the fair “is a complex process”
Galleries including Lévy Gorvy, Lisson and Sprüth Magers have expressed their concerns in a letter to the fair organisers
With pro-democracy demonstrations showing no sign of abating, the fair is working with a broker to offer galleries cover at 20 times the normal rate
Fair organisers says the discounts are not "incentive to do the fair" but are "part of an effort to mitigate their additional expenses"
Law banning face masks sparks more protests and brings Metro and buses to a halt, but Fine Art Asia chief says impact on fair is minimal
From Tishan Hsu's family photographs at Empty Gallery to a group show on violence set inside a former police station
We talk to Marc Spiegler, global director of Art Basel; discuss the forgotten artist Richard Lin; and speak to the curators of a New York exhibition on the ancient Middle East. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.