Art Basel Hong Kong
Founded by gallerists in 1970, Art Basel has been a driving force in supporting the role that galleries play in the nurturing of artists. Hong Kong holds it’s premiere edition of the art show.
With the expansion into Hong Kong comes an increasing focus on Asia for the art show. Half of the participating galleries come from the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting Art Basel’s desire to build a cultural bridge between the long established Western artworld and the vibrant new scenes of the entire region.
Art Basel in Hong Kong will trace twelve decades of art history across four sectors: Galleries; Insights; Discoveries and Encounters. The ‘Galleries’ sector presents the world’s leading Modern and contemporary art galleries, while ‘Discoveries’ aims to showcase work by the next generation of talent.
Dedicated to presenting large-scale sculpture, ‘Encounters’ provides visitors with the opportunity to see works that transcend the traditional art fair stands. Developed specifically for the Hong Kong show, ‘Insights’ solely presents works of Asian origin.
fluoro’s picks for the Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 include:
– Jean Michael Basquiat: Basquiat left his family home in Brooklyn, New York at the age of fifteen and took to the streets, growing from a graffiti artist to an influential world famous artist.
– Gerhard von Graeventiz: The German kinetic artist was a member of the op-art movement, a number of his moving pieces are on display.
– Robin Rhode: The South African artist transforms his wall drawings into imaginary worlds. View fluoro’s interview with Rhode below.
– Liu Wei: Creating installations from doors and doorframes, the Chinese artist questions the systems that govern everyday existence.
– Nandan Ghiya: The Indian artist’s series ‘de Facebook’ looks at the array of imagery that we are confronted with and the agenda it holds.
Art Basel Hong Kong takes runs until Sunday 26 May 2013, Hong Kong.
