The 242 top galleries from across the world that will be exhibiting at the 2024 Art Basel Hong Kong event have been revealed. This symbolises a return to pre-pandemic numbers, with an additional 65 exhibitors attending the fair compared to 2023. More than four hundred galleries from 40 nations and territories across Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa will show from every era and genre, from the greats of the 20th century to the most innovative young talents of the current day.
Twenty-five acclaimed galleries from around the world will be making their maiden appearance at the fair: Station (Melbourne, Sydney), Tim Van Laere Gallery (Antwerp, Rome), Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte (So Paulo), Mangrove Gallery (Shenzhen), Hua International (Berlin, Beijing), Fitzpatrick Gallery (Paris), Galerie Zink (Seubersdorf in the Oberpfalz), Gallery 1957 (Accra, London), Galleria Massimo Minini (Brescia),
After a short hiatus, Art Basel’s Asia fair will feature the participation of 68 galleries, many of which are well-known on the international art scene, such as Galerie Lelong & Co. (Paris and New York), Lisson Gallery (Beijing, Shanghai, London, Los Angeles, and New York), Matthew Marks Gallery (Los Angeles and New York), Miguel Abreu Gallery (New York), Regen Projects (Los Angeles), Sprüth Magers ((Berlin, London, Los Angeles,
New York), Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (Los Angeles, New York), Galleria Franco Noero (Turin), Acquavella Galleries (New York, Palm Beach), Galleria d’Arte Maggiore G.A.M. (Bologna, Rome, Venice), Annely Juda Fine Art (London), Modern Art (London), kurimanzutto (Mexico City, New York), and Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Zurich, Seoul, Vienna).
Also returning are major Brazilian galleries such as Mendes Wood DM (So Paulo, Brussels, New York, Paris), Gomide & Co (So Paulo), and the debuting Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte (So Paulo) for a group presentation.
Once again, the show will give an unprecedented and dynamic survey of artistic creation across the Asia-Pacific region, from ancient rediscoveries to work by contemporary practitioners. Half or more of all exhibitors have locations there. Notable galleries from Australia, New Zealand, and India, such as Sullivan+Strumpf (Melbourne & Sydney), Fine Arts, Sydney (Sydney), Station (Melbourne & Sydney), Fox/Jensen (Auckland), Experimenter (Kolkata & Mumbai), Vadehra Art Gallery (New Delhi), Tarq (Mumbai), and Jhaveri Contemporary (Mumbai), will also present their programmes.
Angelle Siyang-Le, Director, Art Basel Hong Kong, said: “Art Basel Hong Kong is excited to
announce our 2024 edition, returning in full scale with a warm welcome to exhibitors from around the
world, including the 68 galleries that had taken a hiatus and 25 newcomers. Our goal is to connect
guests from all around the world in our home, Hong Kong, by offering possibilities of collaboration and
innovation inspired by art and artists. As the key strategic cultural hub in Asia and Asia Pacific, the
city plays an important role, more than ever, in bridging the evolving art landscape across regions.”
Galleries
At Art Basel Hong Kong, 200 of the world’s finest galleries will showcase the best pieces from their extensive collections. Textile art, with its captivating diversity, will be one of the highlights among the vast range of pieces on display. Bank (Shanghai) will feature the works of Maryn Varbanov, a significant figure in the European fiber-arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s who spent significant time in China and greatly influenced the development of the post-economic reform Chinese avant-garde. Alison Jacques (London) will highlight Sheila Hicks’ innovative use of fabrics and thread.
The use of digital art will also be prominent. Highlights include a presentation by Taro Nasu (Tokyo) of works by Ryoji Ikeda, an artist renowned for his exploration of raw sound in various forms; and Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder’s (Vienna) presentation of a film conceived by the artist Miao Ying, recently shortlisted for the Sigg Prize 2023, and created using AI technologies.
The Liang Gallery in Taipei will pay tribute to the late abstract painter Hsiao Chin, while Tornabuoni Art in Paris, Florence, Forte dei Marmi, Milan, Rome, and Crans-Montana will showcase a curated selection of Postwar masters such as Giorgio de Chirico, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Carla Accardi, Enrico Castellan
Artist Kimsooja, whose work spans performance, cinema, photography, and site-specific installation using textile, light, and sound, will be shown by Antwerp and Hong Kong’s Axel Vervoordt Gallery for the first time in the show’s main sector.
Discoveries
Discoveries will comprise 22 galleries, each of which will be devoted to giving solo exhibitions of the work of young artists. The complicated subjects of urban growth and the ever-evolving characteristics of public space in this day and age will be the focus of a number of different presentations. Sameer Kulavoor, an artist who was born in Mumbai and was inspired by the rapid expansion of his city, will have his work shown at Tarq (Mumbai). Sameer Kulavoor is an artist whose work analyses the impact of the Indian megalopolis’ urban boom on its citizens. In addition, a sculptural installation titled “Sydney” by Yona Lee will be shown at Fine Arts, Sydney (Sydney), and it will encourage spectators to examine the influence that man-made structures have on public space. Additional highlights of the sector include Fiza Khatri’s installation, which was presented by Jhaveri Contemporary (Mumbai). The installation was comprised of paintings, drawings, and sculptural garlands that functioned as decorative devices. Anh Tran’s new body of work, which was an immersive triptych painting in Western abstraction, was presented in Asia for the first time by Fitzpatrick Gallery (Paris). Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, London) is now offering the multi-channel video and photography installation of Hong Kong’s role as a centre for information exchange and intelligence activities during the time of the Cold War by Lee Kai Chung. This work was created by Lee Kai Chung.
Insights
The Insights section will be home to 20 galleries showcasing the work of Asian and Pacific artists, with an emphasis on retrospectives. First-time exhibitor √K Contemporary (Tokyo) will feature Nankoku Hidai, one of the first and most prominent artists in avant-garde calligraphy of the 20th century. PTT Space (Taipei), another first-time exhibitor, will include the work of the late master De-Jinn Shiy, who, as a gay pioneer in East Asia, publicly explored desire in his emotive portraiture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Works on paper by Haywen T’ang, a Chinese artist who spent time in Paris and whose work straddles the boundaries between minimalism, Gutai, and lyrical abstraction, will be on display at HdM Gallery (Beijing).
Middle Eastern galleries will be putting light on their local art scenes, as well as Western galleries whose programming is devoted to Asian and Middle Eastern artistic creation. The Parisian Galerie Vazieux is showing work by Fong Chung-Ray, the Los Angeles gallery Nonaka-Hill has Kiyomizu Rokubey VIII and Tadaaki Kuwayama on display, the Toronto gallery Dastan is showing work by Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam, the Saudi gallery Hafez is showing work by Filwa Nazer, and the Dubai gallery Lawrie Shabibi is showing work by Shaikha Al Mazrou.
UBS is the Global Lead Partner for Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from March 28-30. Preview Days will be held on March 26 and 27.
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