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A range of works showing at this year's Art Central. Clockwise: Salt Mines of Lake Asele, Ethiopia by George Steinmetz; !!!ALL TOGETHER NOW!!! by Simon Pericich, showing in the Projects section; Untitled (2016) by Matthew Stone; Green House by Kyungwoo Han.

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本年Art Central的展出作品。順時針：George Steinmetz Pericich的!!!ALL Stone Enter this year’s edition of Art Central and you’ll see plenty of unimaginable displays. An array of pebbles suspended over a Chinese drum, knocking against each other as they create whorls and curves with a mere touch; plastic rubbish bags and glitter that seemingly change the shape of the ceiling; and a mesh of wire and nylon that etches pictures on the ground in salt as viewers walk past. Each collection of unusual materials is a large-scale installation created by a different global artist for the fair’s ambitious Projects section, which demonstrates that art today is more than a painting hanging on a white wall – and that art aficionados’ tastes are evolving accordingly.

Now in its third year, Art Central has grown to be a cornerstone of Hong Kong Arts Month, alongside the internationally renowned Art Basel, and a plethora of satellite exhibitions and events by famous commercial galleries and dedicated local arts non-profits. With Hong Kong’s stunningly

本年Art Central你將會欣賞到多道超乎想象的陳列作品。中式鼓上懸垂著多顆卵石，彷彿只要輕輕一碰就會引發連綿渦輪效應；塑膠垃圾袋和閃亮元素似乎改變了天花的外型；網線與尼龍隨著遊人腳步走過、以鹽蝕刻出地上的圖畫。每個不尋常物料系列大型裝置均由多位環球藝術家為展覽的Projects部分設計，展現當下藝術不再只限於掛在白牆上的油畫──藝術愛好者的品味也不時在變。

第三年舉行的Art Central已成為香港藝術月的基石，伴隨著國際知名的巴塞爾藝術展和各式衛星展覽和由知名商業藝廊及本地非牟利組織籌備的活動舉行。香港藝術界急速發展，有時候甚至會令人忘掉她其實也屬藝術舞台上的新手，過去近五年才爆發發展、進軍國際。「藝術界在香港四處爆發