NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
Fair share: parity for Asia’s female artists gains ground at Art Basel in Hong Kong
While men still dominate the local market, there are signs of progress towards equality in Hong Kong this week
Podcast
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
We talk to Marc Spiegler, global director of Art Basel; discuss the forgotten artist Richard Lin; and speak to the curators of a New York exhibition on the ancient Middle East. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
BlogArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
Art Basel in Hong Kong diary: Pharrell Williams, rainbow cakes and the Cat Olympics
Plus, painting under the influence of Viagra
NewsProtest art
Stars Art Group, China's artistic freedom fighters, celebrate 40th anniversary
History repeats for avant-garde Beijing artists reflecting on groundbreaking exhibition and protests in 1979
NewsVisitor Figures 2018
Do Ho Suh has 2018's most popular contemporary art show, with 1.1 million visitors
Free exhibition of his installations at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC tops our Art's Most Popular survey
NewsBudi Tek
Landmark deal between Lacma and mega-collector Budi Tek moves a step closer
The Los Angeles museum's director Michael Govan is in Hong Kong this week to formally sign agreement
NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
Brisk sales at satellite fair Art Central Hong Kong despite economic downturn
Upbeat mood at harbourfront fair despite a "recent slow market in the region," founder says
NewsPrizes
Shortlist for inaugural Sigg Prize announced
Six artists in line for Uli Sigg’s $64,000 Chinese contemporary art prize
NewsArt fairs
What has sold at Art Basel in Hong Kong?
Early sales reports raise old questions about the process of selling at a fair
FeaturePhotography
Remembering Tiananmen Square in a new age of censorship
It's been 30 years since the event that saw thousands of protestors clamour for democracy in Beijing
InterviewCollecting
Five minutes with… Lorraine Kiang Malingue on the Asian art market
Dealer tells us about the challenges of running a space in Shanghai’s West Bund and how the gallery keeps up with the growing competition
InterviewCollectors
Collector's Eye: an interview with Haryanto Adikoesoemo
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
InterviewPainting
Liu Xiaodong: an interview with China’s great documentary painter
The artist on portraying ordinary people and travelling the world with a “local spirit”
CommentCensorship
'Hong Kong is free—on paper'
Certain subjects have become off-limits—but no one knows exactly what can or cannot be discussed
InterviewCommercial galleries
Five minutes with… Brett Gorvy on the Asian art market
Lévy Gorvy launches its Hong Kong space with a group show exploring how nature and tradition have provided comfort in turbulent times
InterviewCollecting
Collector's Eye: an interview with William Zhao
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
NewsVisitor Figures 2018
Museum visits drop in Taipei as relations sour with China
Taiwanese museum has seen a significant decline in visitors since 2015, our Art's Most Popular research shows
NewsRestitution
Italy and China team up to fight looting
During president Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, Italy announced that it will return 796 artefacts to China
NewsCensorship
Self-censorship on the rise as Hong Kong grows closer to China
Artists voice concern for Hong Kong’s artistic landscape amid so-called “mainlandification” of the SAR
InterviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
David Chipperfield on his design for West Bund Art Museum in Shanghai
The UK architect talks about working in China and the decline of its "funny-shaped" buildings
PreviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
US-China tension creates buyer’s market in Hong Kong
Despite a burgeoning arts scene in the city, worries persist that the trade war and economic uncertainty could affect business at Art Basel in Hong Kong
PreviewExhibitions
Six exhibitions to see during Art Basel in Hong Kong
Escape fairtigue with gallery shows across the city, from Mary Corse and Louise Bourgeois to Tishan Hsu and Richard Lin
PreviewExhibitions
Overlooked, but not forgotten: Tishan Hsu presents first solo gallery show in over 20 years
His most recent works are on display at the gallery’s Grand Marine Center venue, while earlier pieces are on view at its stand at Art Basel Hong Kong
PreviewExhibitions
Society’s veiled gender violence laid bare in Hong Kong exhibition
This graphic show in the former police station Tai Kwun comes with age restrictions
FeatureStreet art
KAWS célèbre: street artist's first survey—and huge inflatable—make waves in Hong Kong
KAWS, aka Brian Donnelly, is now firmly in the mainstream art world
NewsOpenings
Collector Qiao Zhibing's delayed Tank Shanghai museum opens on West Bund waterfront
The reborn oil tanks host shows by teamLab, Adrián Villar Rojas and assorted Chinese artists
BlogArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
My Hong Kong: insiders reveal what to see in the city—and where to wind down—during Art Basel
Yang Yeung, William Zhao, Evan Chow, Tung Wing Hong and Samson Young give us their top tips for a hectic week
CommentArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
'Fingers crossed for China’s art market'
The latest Art Basel and UBS report makes for uncomfortable reading
Melanie Gerlis