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Art Basel 2015

Art Basel 2015
Art Basel is the largest international contemporary art fair in Hong Kong. Now in its third edition, the event – running from March 15 to 17 – will see hundreds of art collectors and connoisseurs from around the globe descend on the city. Galleries and satellite art fairs will be pulling out all the stops to attract attention and crowds. Read our tips on the exhibits and the places to hang out, and watch for all the latest updates as the South China Morning Post’s Culture team reports live on Art Basel events and parties.
Children's programme at the Art Central satellite event.

Art Basel Hong Kong gives children introduction to art

Children and expensive art don't usually make good bedfellows but at this year's Art Basel, families with young children were treated to an expanded programme designed to give little artists hands-on experience with creative activity. A key work, Roy Lichtenstein's The Melody Haunts My Reverie, was on display near the Junior Art Hub, and there were works by artists Gilbert & George and Wayne Thiebaud.

Hong Kong's artists can't just ride on Art Basel's coat-tails

Roped in: Art Basel tour ties children together in visit to Hong Kong showcase

Hong Kong artists gather honours, attention at Art Basel and Art Central

It wasn't just overseas artists who took centre stage at Art Basel and Art Central. Hong Kong artists also shone, collecting honours and interest from local and overseas collectors.

Hong Kong artist Samson Young presents his sound art project called Pastoral Music at the Art Basel event. Photo: Vivienne Chow

Hong Kong showcase arts fairs attract multimillion dollar sales

Art Basel gives welcome exposure to Wong Chuk Hang artists

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Aficionados, novices flock to Art Basel in Hong Kong

A visitor walks behind an artwork by Tony Oursler at the Art Basel extravaganza.Photos: Nora Tam

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From thrills to no-frills, Art Week crowd parties on

Charley Lanyon follows the party set from the Grand Hyatt, via the heights of Lan Kwai Fong, to the depths of industrial Chai Wan.

The word is spreading about homegrown Chai Wan arts festival

The Chai Wan Mei arts festival held to coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong is catching on among Hongkongers.

Hawaiian artist Aaron Kai paints a mural at the Paramount Building in Chai Wan as part of the Chai Wan Mei festival 2015. Photos: Edmund Lee

Draw of Art Basel a chance to network and look ahead

Eugene Tan, who spent time in Hong Kong as director of exhibitions for Osage Gallery before taking up his role with the National Gallery Singapore. Photo: Dickson Lee

Rule of the Frog King: the Hong Kong artist who 'chats' to amphibians

You may not notice his pieces among the thousands of artworks displayed in this year's Art Basel, which opens to the public today, but you are unlikely to forget him if you meet him.

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Hollywood needs to offer women more diversity, says Susan Sarandon

Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon is adamant the time is right for Hollywood to look beyond the safety of "interchangeable" young actresses and embrace stories across all ages and races.

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Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss among the stars to grace Hong Kong fundraiser

Hong Kong shone on the world stage this weekend as cultural events drew everyone from tech billionaires to Hollywood stars.

Kate Moss, left, stands next to the artwork "Kate Moss" created by French street artist Mr. Brainwash. Photo: AP

Cake Painting Afternoon Tea at the Grand Hyatt - treat the artist in you

A Peter McDonald painting.

Six degrees of separation from Yoshitomo Nara

Hong Kong offers a feast for art lovers, including dim sum

Edmund Lee continues his tour of Central art galleries staging shows that coincide with the Art Basel Hong Kong international art fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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There's gold everywhere at Hong Kong Art Week, and not just on the walls

Arts editor Kevin Kwong is struck by the prevalence of one particular colour on the galleries and stands – the colour of money, coincidentally.  

Detail from a work by Rudolf Stingel created using electro-formed, copper-plated nickel and gold at the Gagosian Gallery. Photos: Kevin Kwong

Hong Kong full of creativity as galleries channel Art Basel buzz

There's more to Hong Kong Art Week than Art Basel. We take a tour of some of the galleries in Central staging exhibitions to coincide with the annual international art fair. Here's the first part of the tour.

Asia gets top billing at Hong Kong's third Art Basel

Actress Susan Sarandon honoured in Hong Kong for contribution to cinema

Actress Susan Sarandon is honoured at a private gala dinner in Hong Kong - her first visit to the city - for her outstanding contribution to cinema.  

Tomas Auksas (left), creative director of Liberatum, Susan Sarandon, and Pablo Ganguli, founder of Liberatum, at the Upper House, Admiralty, where Sarandon was presented with the Liberatum Cultural Honour. Photo: Swire Properties

Art Basel a spectacle that’s mesmerising and overwhelming

It's big, it's flashy, it's overwhelming - it's exactly what an international contemporary art trade show should be. And, love it or hate it, there is no denying that Art Basel 2015 is a spectacle. 

An untitled work by Korean artist Myeongbeom Kim at the Art Basel art fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: AFP

Shanghai museum's Art Basel show features Gu Changwei photos and video

Celebrated Chinese cinematographer's Art Basel show marks Museum of Contemporary Art's 10th anniversary.

On the Art Basel party scene, things are looking up

Charley Lanyon keeps tabs on what the art crowd gets up to after hours. 

Art Central satellite fair has a lot to offer, and access is easy

Arts editor Kevin Kwong gives his impresssions of Art Basel satellite show Art Central.

Royal Pet 2015, by Troy Emery, shown by Sydney's Martin Browne Contemporary gallery at Art Central. Photos: Kevin Kwong

Asia Society's Art Gala kicks off Hong Kong Art Week

Japanese artist Izumi Kato with his artwork Untitled, 2013 at Galerie Perrotin in Central last year. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Art Basel satellite fairs look to appeal to the younger, edgier crowd

A satellite art fair that cost US$1 million to launch opened its doors ahead of the main fair, Art Basel, on Thursday, targeting a younger crowd with edgier and more political artworks.

Hong Kong artists break loose from confines of market forces amid Art Basel

As big money changes hands at this week's fair, local creators are putting their message ahead of any commercial considerations

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