The 2024 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong features 242 leading galleries from 40 countries, marking a return to pre-pandemic scale with 65 additional exhibitors compared to last year.
The Meetings the sector, curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, presents 16 large-scale projects on the theme “I am a part of everything I have encountered”, including 11 specially created for the fair. Highlights include works by Mak2, Ming Wong and Haegue Yang. The conversations, curated by Stephanie Bailey, offer 11 panels with speakers from over 15 countries, including discussions between Japanese artists Shinro Ohtake and Takashi Murakami and collectors such as Uli Sieg, sharing ideas about collecting contemporary Chinese art.
Art Basel Hong Kong has a range of highlights at its booths. To help you navigate this year’s fair, which runs from March 28-30, we’re highlighting some of our favorite stands for you to check out. Antenna Space presents Alison Katz’s Between the Cock and the Bed, delving into contemporary art and masculinity. David Kordansky Gallery displays the vibrant paintings of Maia Cruz Palileo, while Empty Gallery explores the concept of self through works by various artists. LINSEED invites viewers to engage with Cara Chin’s Shhh the Film Is Starting project, addressing contemporary anxieties. In addition, the Public Gallery displays new works by Steph Huang, examining cultural symbols and colonial heritage.
Read on to learn more and then head over to the Art Basel 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 to April 1.
Antenna Space, Stand 1B26
Courtesy of the artist and Antenna Space
At ABHK, Antenna Space presents Alison Katz’s work Between the Cock and the Bed, which explores the complexities of contemporary art and masculinity. Through playful ambiguity, Katz challenges the notion of a different artistic style, using symbolism such as a swift rooster approaching Edvard Munch’s bed to penetrate the deeper layers of consciousness. She expands the concept of the bed to represent mystery and rejuvenation, tapping into ineffable motifs that extend beyond art itself.
David Kordansky, Booth 1B22
Courtesy of artist, photographer Sean Davidson and David Kordansky
David Kordansky Gallery, hailed as a vibrant center for contemporary art worldwide, recently announced its presentation of emerging artist Maya Cruz Palileo. Palileo’s paintings, characterized by a fusion of rich and vibrant colors, will be featured in a gallery showcase at Art Basel Hong Kong. Her work delves into complex and multi-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, Stand 3C03
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Empty Gallery will show 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 the body as an emotional archive , which suggests that its unconscious depths can be tapped to transcend personal, tribal, or identity-based narratives that maintain the illusion of subjective autonomy.
LINSEED, Stand 1C32
Courtesy of the artist and Linseed
LINSEED will present British-Singaporean artist Cara Chin’s solo project, Shh the Film Is Starting, in the Discovery Sector of Art Basel Hong Kong 2024. Inspired by Chin’s recent research on apocalyptic and post-humanist films, the presentation focuses on the concept of an anachronism where the present is haunted by the future. Through a collection of 3-D printed and handcrafted sculptures, the exhibition taps into the pervasive fear of the unknown and contemporary anxieties regarding the intersection of ecology and technology.
Public Gallery, Stand 1C37
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Public Gallery will present a solo stand showing new works by London-based Taiwanese artist Steph Huang, marking both the gallery and the artist’s debut. Building on the artist’s previous solo exhibitions at Goldsmiths Center for Contemporary Art (2022) and the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts (2022), the presentation explores cultural symbols of playful pleasure such as markets, restaurants and gambling. Huang explores how these spaces convey intersecting colonial legacies through their architecture, interior design, ingredients, traditions, etymology and translation. The exhibition will feature blown glass, cast metal and wood sculptures, highlighting the casual and precarious nature of exchange centered around food and eating experiences.
Art Basel Hong Kong
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Hong Kong