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Published May 22, 2021, 11:00 PM
Don’t miss your chance to catch some of the great works at the highly anticipated art fair ongoing right now in both physical and digital space
GETTING PHYSICAL Visitors exploring the Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 show floor, with Ben Brown Fine Arts’ installation of José Parlá work in the foreground
International events are pushing through amid the health crisis nowadays, most of which are being held in a new scale and in a hybrid format. Many organizations have begun to pivot to the new normal by pushing through with events in their annual calendar by making use of both physical and digital platforms. Take, for instance, some of the recent luxury events, the biggest in the world the prestigious watch-making trade fair in Geneva, Watches and Wonders, and international art and architecture exhibitions, the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, both of which are now currently running.
Art Basel has announced that 104 galleries from around the world will participate in Art Basel Hong Kong, which is set to run from May 19 to 23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Ongoing travel restrictions mean that 56 galleries who have committed to a booth at the fair will not be able to attend the event in person. These galleries have opted for what Art Basel describes as satellite booths , which will be staffed by a representative appointed by Art Basel.
Other galleries have joined forces for collective booths . For example, Manila-based Silverlens will share a space with Hong Kong-based Rossi & Rossi and, in one particularly ambitious instance, eight Italian galleries have banded together to take one booth.