“Hong Kong’s Art Scene is Growing Better all the Time and Art Basel is Just Part of It”
by John Batten via “South China Morning Post“
“It’s a tired cliché constantly heard but, yes, Hong Kong’s art scene is stronger “than before”. There’s now a wider variety of commercial art galleries and Art Basel’s choice for its Asian outpost has made the city a destination for international collectors, curators and art personalities.
However, there are still few domestic collectors dedicated to contemporary art, and there is a dearth of continuing and provocative museum exhibitions charting the contemporary art world. That’s notwithstanding the anticipated opening in 2017 of M+, the planned museum of visual culture at the West Kowloon Cultural District.
Within two years of its inception the art fair has become a magnetic juggernaut attracting international galleries and visitors
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