Art Basel Hong Kong announces exhibitor list for 2017 edition
Greater historic depth is the aim of next year’s Art Basel fair in Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong on Tuesday released the list of galleries that will participate in its fifth edition, which opens on March 21 next year, including two well-established Hong Kong players that have made it on to the list for the first time.
The globe-trotting dealer Sundaram Tagore, who first set up shop in Hollywood Road in 2007, will present a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Jane Lee, who is best known for challenging preconceptions about painting through her innovative and visually striking treatments of unconventional materials. His gallery was a regular at Art HK but has never entered the highly selective Art Basel show until now.
As was the case last year, Asia’s largest contemporary art fair received about 500 applications and about half were rejected by a judging panel composed of mostly regional dealers.
The admission of Kwai Fung Hin, the Ice House Street gallery founded in 1991, reflects fair director Adeline Ooi’s interest in showing more art that addresses the richness of Asia’s own art history.
For its first Art Basel show, Kwai Fung Hin will feature the works of Chinese-American artist Li Huayi.