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Opinion | Hong Kong’s art week success shows city’s triumphant return as a culture hub
- Judging from the appetite and feedback from participants, a bright future awaits the local arts scene and Hong Kong’s ambitions to be an international cultural centre
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Hong Kong Art Week and the plethora of cultural events last month have reaffirmed that the city is back and taking centre stage in the international art world.
Museum directors from some of the world’s most highly regarded institutions, respected gallerists, renowned collectors, leading industry influencers and artists were among the assortment of visitors who travelled here to attend a wide range of public and private events.
I was overwhelmed by feedback throughout the week, with many people reaffirming that they believe Hong Kong has re-emerged on the world stage stronger and better. This is a massive vote of confidence and a strong endorsement of Hong Kong as the major art hub in Asia. And they will be coming back, with friends and family.
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For the hardcore, the schedules throughout Hong Kong Art Week were demanding, with presentations, exhibition openings, private dinners, lunches, discussions and, of course, the museum summit.
For M+, it was the first real opportunity to host and welcome some of the most important and influential figures from the art world; for most, it was their first trip here since the pandemic. We were fortunate to welcome many new people to Hong Kong and particularly satisfying was their acknowledgement of M+ as a leading museum of visual culture.
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This is borne out by our collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, which will exhibit the Yayoi Kusama retrospective from June. Curated by M+, this is the largest Kusama exhibition in Asia outside Japan.
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