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May 19, 2021
Art displays at Art Basel Hong Kong 2017. Photo by Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images.
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Wednesday, May 19.
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Art Faces Pressure in Hong Kong – All eyes turn to Hong Kong this week as Art Basel opens its first edition in the city in two years against a very different political backdrop than last time. Conservative lawmakers are putting pressure on institutions like the M+ Museum to cull political works from its inaugural display. “It shouldn’t be the politicians who curate this exhibition,” collector and dono ....

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