Welcome to ART HK 12

ART HK is the leading art fair in Asia and a key fixture on the international art calendar. In 2011 ART HK welcomed 260 of the world’s leading galleries from 38 countries and brought an attendance of 63,000 (up 38% on 2010). With more billionaires in Asia than in Europe, the art world recognizes the significant market potential in the region, and the role ART HK plays in accessing that potential.

Widely acknowledged as an important platform for networking in the international art community, ART HK brings together collectors, curators, artists and galleries from across Asia and the rest of the world. Collectors are drawn by an opportunity to discover a quality and geographical diversity of art not presented anywhere else. The Fair is accompanied by a packed VIP program of events showcasing the best that Hong Kong has to offer culturally as well as socially, and an extensive talks program featuring a world class line-up of speakers organized by the estimable Asia Art Archive.

Hong Kong is in the midst of all the excitement that a cultural emergence brings. With the development of the US$2.1 billion West Kowloon Cultural District and its contemporary museum component, M+ (first phase scheduled to open in 2016), the renovation of the Central Police Station heritage site to a mid-size exhibition venue (scheduled to open in 2014) and the opening of the Asia Society’s new premises in Hong Kong in early 2012, the city will shortly be home to world class cultural and exhibition venues. This, added to the significant work already conducted by organizations such as Para/Site Art Space, Asia Art Archive and Fotan Open Studios, provides breadth to the non-commercial aspect of the cultural scene in Hong Kong.

The city plays host to an important art market. Hong Kong is the third largest auction market in the world after New York and London, and China (including Hong Kong) has recently overtaken the United Kingdom to become the second most important auction market for art and antiques. The arrival of major international galleries including Gagosian Gallery (2011) and White Cube (spring 2012) has strengthened an already vibrant gallery scene in Hong Kong.

With its longstanding reputation as the gateway between east and west, its geographical location at the heart of Asia and its status as the financial centre of Asia the city enjoys unparalleled advantages over other locations in the region and provides a natural location for an international hub fair in Asia. With its shared history with the west, Hong Kong is a place where people from all parts of the world feel equally at home. English is commonly spoken and there are world class hotels, restaurants and shopping all set before Hong Kong’s glittering skyline.

We look forward to welcoming you to ART HK 12.

To register interest in joining ART HK 12 as a VIP, please contact vip@hongkongartfair.com

If you would like to discuss exhibiting at ART HK 12, please contact Magnus Renfrew on magnus@hongkongartfair.com or +852 3127 5529.

"Hong Kong was a cultural desert; this art fair has changed that.” – Zhang Huan, Departures Magazine.

“I'm impressed with the quality and diversity of work at this year's fair, and I'm excited to see many emerging artists in the new ASIA ONE section. It is a very dynamic and interesting time for the art scene in Asia.”
Richard Chang, Collector & ART HK Advisory Board Member

“We bought 3 works for the Collection from China, and I bought a work by a Japanese artist. Two of the Chinese artists were already in the Collection, but one now has work in the Collection for the first time. ART FUTURES and ASIA ONE were great sections of the Fair, keeping it fresh and a place to see new galleries and new artists. That's why experienced collectors come to the Fair - to get exposed to new things.”

Paris Neilson, Collection Manager, White Rabbit Collection

“I have been very impressed by this year's ART HK and the way in which it provides an opportunity to see the work of young, as well as more established, artists from all over the world.”

Charles Saumarez Smith CBE, Chief Executive and Secretary, Royal Academy of Arts, London

“ART HK this year signals the arrival of an art fair of international significance. After decades of significant development in Asian art, the last piece is finally in place for the recognition that interest in Asia is not a flash in the pan but a region that matters for all those interested in being truly global. This year I brought a group of the Asia society's top collectors to see the fair and other activities.”

Dr. Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society Museum

“Our solo presentation of work by the Japanese artist Taira Miki has been well received at the Fair. We sold 80% of the work on the first day to collectors from all over the world, from China, America, Australia and Turkey.”

Yukihito Tabata, Director of Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, Tokyo (ASIA ONE)

“We definitely want to come back next year - this is the most exciting fair I have done in a decade – it has got unlimited potential. Even in our first year we sold very well, to new people, including a large new Sean Scully painting to an HK based collector.”

Timothy Taylor, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London

“This is our first time doing the Fair and visitors have responded very well to the works on show, especially Nandan Ghiya's work. We've sold a lot of art and have received great interest from Chinese collectors for Indian art. We'd love to come back next year.”

Rasika Kajaria, Director, Exhibit 320, New Delhi (ART FUTURES)

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