Art Basel Hong Kong‘s 2024 edition features 242 leading galleries from 40 countries, marking a return to pre-pandemic scale with 65 additional exhibitors compared to last year.
The Encounters sector, curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, presents 16 large-scale projects under the theme ‘I am a part of all that I have met’, including 11 specially created for the fair. Highlights include works by Mak2, Ming Wong, and Haegue Yang. Conversations, curated by Stephanie Bailey, offers 11 panels with speakers from over 15 countries, including discussions between Japanese artists Shinro Ohtake and Takashi Murakami, and collectors like Uli Sigg sharing insights into collecting contemporary Chinese art.
Art Basel Hong Kong features an array of highlights across its booths. To help you navigate this year’s fair, which runs from March 28-30, we highlight some of our favorite booths to check out. Antenna Space presents Allison Katz’s artwork ‘Between the Cock and the Bed’, delving into contemporary art and masculinity. David Kordansky Gallery showcases the vibrant paintings of Maia Cruz Palileo, while Empty Gallery explores the concept of the self through various artists’ works. LINSEED invites viewers to engage with Kara Chin’s project ‘Shh the Film Is Starting’, addressing modern anxieties. Moreover, Public Gallery displays Steph Huang’s new works, examining cultural symbols and colonial legacies.
Read on to learn more and then head to Art Basel’s website for the full list of exhibitors. Coinciding with the physical fair, Art Basel is bringing back its Online Viewing Rooms for its Hong Kong edition. OVR: Hong Kong 2024 will run from March 27 through April 1.
Antenna Space, Booth 1B26
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At ABHK, Antenna Space presents Allison Katz’s artwork ‘Between the Cock and the Bed’, which explores the complexity of contemporary art creation and masculinity. Through playful ambiguity, Katz challenges the notion of a distinct artistic style, using symbolism like a speeding cock approaching Edvard Munch’s bed to delve into deeper layers of consciousness. She expands the concept of the bed to represent mystery and rejuvenation, touching upon ineffable drives that extend beyond art itself.
David Kordansky, Booth 1B22
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David Kordansky Gallery, lauded as a vibrant hub for contemporary art on a global scale, has recently announced its representation of the emerging artist Maia Cruz Palileo. Palileo’s paintings, characterized by a fusion of rich and vibrant colors, will be featured in the gallery’s showcase at Art Basel Hong Kong. Her work delves into intricate and layered compositions, often delving into her personal connection to the Philippines and exploring her family’s history within the context of the United States.
Empty Gallery, Booth 3C03
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Empty Gallery will showcase artworks by Jes Fan, Taro Masushio, Henry Shum, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Doris Guo, Tishan Hsu, and Raha Raissnia for Art Basel Hong Kong 2024. This collection of works explores the concept of the self or body as an emotional archive, suggesting that its unconscious depths can be tapped into to transcend personal, tribal, or identity-driven narratives that uphold the illusion of subjective autonomy.
LINSEED, Booth 1C32
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LINSEED will showcase British-Singaporean artist Kara Chin’s solo project, ‘Shh the Film Is Starting,’ at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024’s Discoveries sector. Inspired by Chin’s recent exploration of apocalyptic and posthumanist films, the presentation focuses on the concept of anachronism, where the present is haunted by the future. Through a collection of 3-D printed and handcrafted sculptures, the exhibition delves into the pervasive fear of the unknown and contemporary anxieties regarding the intersection of ecology and technology.
Public Gallery, Booth 1C37
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Public Gallery will feature a solo booth showcasing new works by London-based Taiwanese artist Steph Huang, marking both the gallery and artist’s debut participation. Drawing from the artist’s previous solo exhibitions at Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (2022) and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2022), the presentation explores cultural symbols of playful indulgence, such as marketplaces, restaurants, and games of chance. Huang examines how these spaces convey intersecting colonial legacies through their architecture, interior design, ingredients, traditions, etymology, and translation. The exhibition will include glass-blown, cast metal, and wooden sculptures, highlighting the serendipitous and precarious nature of exchanges centered around food and dining experiences.
Art Basel Hong Kong
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
March 26 – 30, 2024
