Didn't want to miss out on these five artistic talents gracing Art Basel Hong Kong
In the vibrant city of Hong Kong, from 28-30 March 2025, Art Basel Hong Kong will once again take centre stage, serving as a significant event for the city's artistic ambitions. This year's fair, held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, promises to be a cultural phenomenon, attracting art enthusiasts from around the globe.
The 2025 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong is set to emphasise galleries and artists from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, broadening global representation in the art world. Over half of the exhibitors are from the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting the rise of contemporary art scenes outside traditional Western markets.
Leading galleries, such as Victoria Miro and White Cube, presented meticulously curated booths showcasing a diverse range of works. Victoria Miro showcased a collection including established artists like Yayoi Kusama, alongside emerging talents such as Flora Yukhnovich. White Cube featured a stellar lineup with iconic artists such as Peter Doig, Antony Gormley, and Danh Vo, including Danh Vo’s large-scale work "In God We Trust" (2020), which highlights political and historical themes.
The fair underscored Art Basel Hong Kong's role as a major platform in the global art ecosystem, with a vibrant collector scene and strong engagement with contemporary art’s current global cultural and political contexts. The event offered free public programs accessible to all, including film screenings curated by Para Site.
One of the highlights of the fair was the immersive installation, Lanternfly Ballet, by British artist Monster Chetwynd, which extended beyond the main venue into Pacific Place. DOKU, Lu Yang's digital mini-me, played artist-turned-entrepreneur in the installation, weaponising retail therapy to critique authorship, value, and art.
Another notable piece was Night Charades, by Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen, commissioned by Art Basel and M+. This work transformed M+'s facade into a digital seance of Hong Kong's golden screen era.
Betty Muffler, an Aboriginal healer and art-world sensation, also made an appearance with her art, Ngangkari Ngura (Healing Country). This powerful piece transforms trauma into transcendence and addresses environmental reckoning.
Christopher K Ho's ensemble piece, displayed at Art Basel, transformed John Hejduk's 1950s design exercise into brass and aluminium trophies, filled with architectural inside jokes. Gemma Smith's suspended oil canvases, Shadow Paintings, captured the primal tug-of-war between what the artist wants and what the paint demands. Each massive panel archives twenty years of Smith's obsession with process and requires viewers to physically orbit their domineering presence.
Art Basel Hong Kong has mastered creative cross-pollination, creating an egalitarian art ecosystem in Hong Kong. Over the past ten years, it has had a significant impact on the city's art scene, as noted by Suhanya Raffel, museum director at M+. The fair, which started in Basel, has transformed into a cultural phenomenon, with four cities hosting it, including Basel, Miami Beach, Paris, and Hong Kong.
For more information about Art Basel Hong Kong, visit artbasel.com. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art!
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