Prestige Hong Kong – Art Basel
ART APPRECIATION
IT’S HARD TO believe that 2019 marks only the seventh edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, considering how much our city has transformed since the inaugural fair swept through the halls of the Convention & Exhibition Centre. From West Kowloon to Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong is now bursting with galleries, cultural centres, artist studios and auction houses.
Still, at the centre of it all, stands Art Basel. For this year’s Prestige supplement on the fair and all the action surrounding it, we present the news and events you need to know — including our pick of the top 10 first-time exhibitors, art writer Stephen Short’s insider insights and a round-up of the shows, talks and performances you won’t want to miss. And what would contemporary art — not to mention our modern celebrityobsessed culture — be without the late, great Andy Warhol? As Christopher DeWolf explains in our cover story, the original Instagrammer is arguably more influential and relevant today than ever before.
And speaking of influence, women continue to exert their power not only in politics and society but also across the art world. We talk to a range of female industry insiders, including Art Basel’s Encounters curator Alexie Glass-Kantor, leading gallerist Manuela Wirth, art experts Kate Bryan and Karen Smith, and Danqing Li of the latest international gallery to call the Fragrant Harbour home, Lévy Gorvy. It’s an exciting time for art, Art Basel and Hong Kong. Enjoy the issue and we’ll see you at the fair!
Tama Miyake Lung | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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