In Art Basel Hong Kong week, new Supper Club evening event promises to make art more accessible

The Supper Club, which runs from 4pm until 1am over six days at the end of March, is being put together by 22 Hong Kong and international art galleries

To be held at the Fringe Club, in Central, the event is designed to counter Art Basel’s more polished presentation of art with a looser, more casual feel

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The Supper Club, which will run at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club for six nights at the end of March, will be a more casual presentation of art, put together by 22 local and international galleries. Hong Kong artist duo Virtue Village (above) will perform at Supper Club. Photo: PHD Group

Published: 7:15am, 12 Mar 2024Updated: 9:58am, 12 Mar 2024

A group of art galleries has joined forces to launch a new art event during Art Basel week in Hong Kong that promises to be nothing like a traditional art fair.

Called Supper Club, the inspiration came from Basel Social Club, a similar initiative which ran concurrently with Art Basel in Switzerland to make seeing art more sociable and accessible.

It will feature 22 local and international galleries, and is perfect for night owls, running from 4pm to 1am over six days.

Taking place at the Fringe Club in Central, which is a co-organiser, Supper Club will feature live performances and panel discussions alongside its presentation of emerging and experimental art practices, says Ysabelle Cheung, one of the initiators of Supper Club and co-founder of Hong Kong art gallery PHD Group, which will also participate in the novel event.

Event co-organiser The Fringe Club, in Central, Hong Kong, will be hosting Supper Club. Photo: Fringe Club

“I hope it will add to the existing ecosystems that exist in Hong Kong. Art Basel Hong Kong does a very good job of presenting an extremely polished and regional survey of art in Asia, and Art Central complements that.