Art Basel Hong Kong today opened its fourth year in this city with its most global edition and in order to avoid economic instability in China, where the art industry continues downline for the fifth year row.
fair of modern and contemporary art more popular in the world opened its doors to its most exclusive customers, collectors, and beating a record participation, with 239 galleries 35 countries.
“We are facing the global trade fair for the world’s largest art,” said Marc Spiegler, CEO of art Basel , during his presentation to the media, justifying his claim in the growth of Western galleries for this year, amounting this year 125.
in the previous edition, Art Basel Hong Kong approached its facilities to nearly 60 thousand visitors attracted by the papers presented by 233 international galleries.
in economic terms, some of the rooms exposed juicy closed last year sales, as the two million David Zwirner gallery gallery obtained with the painting by artist Chris Ofili, “Dead Monkey- Sex, Money and Drugs “.
in addition, the prestigious White Cube gallery sold a piece of Damien Hirst by 1.2 million.
this year is expected to exceed the number of visitors in 2015, said today Adeline Ooi, who debuts this year as head of Art Basel in Asia, and expressed confidence that this year closes with good business despite the financial and economic instability in China.
“We have seen pass the crisis of 1997, 2008 and here we continue forward, with confidence and with a big smile, we hope visitors from more than 70 countries. Asia has great art collectors outside the Chinese, and we also expect others come from other parts of the world, “he said.
Spiegler meanwhile added that the crisis in the sector art of China it is more on the auction market in the halls.
“in the last three years the relationship between Chinese artists and art galleries has increased, which has led collectors to establish stronger relationships with rooms and a more stable market for them, “he said
Despite the insistence highlight internationalization in this edition of the fair called Art Asia. before it was absorbed by Art Basel, artists with more projection for this 2016 remain Asians, according to the volume and the space occupied by his work in the Hong Kong exhibition center.
Among them highlight the work of artists like the Filipino Roberto Chabet, Indonesian Tintin Wulia, or Korean artists Kyungah Ham.
the latter will present a series of paintings with embroidery with political references about the two Koreas, made clandestinely in North Korea.
The artistic diversification again play a prominent role in this paper edition, which comes with a robust offering of documentary and fiction films.
will be a total of 70 projections in its space given to this genre led by pequinés artist Li Zhenhua.
in addition, the Japanese sculptor Tatsuo Miyajima “dress” the tallest building in Hong Kong with an installation of lights that cover the 490 meters skyscrapers this week.
the success of art Basel Hong Kong, where 93% of exhibitors from last year have returned this year, competes with new art fairs and newly opened galleries throughout the week Chinese city.
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