Highlights of Hong Kong International Art Fair - II

The international art community including curators, artists, collectors, and hundreds of gallerists from across 38 countries is assembling for the fifth edition of Hong Kong International Art Fair. The ART HK 12 takes place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) until 20 May 2012.

• This year, ART HK’s Galleries Section welcomes 182 galleries from 30 different territories, offering outstanding solo and group presentations from around the world. Solo presentations include a series of work by Alghiero Boetti, which will be exhibited by Tornabuoni Art, Paris. Lin & Lin Gallery, Taipei, will present internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Liu Wei. Nature Morte, New Delhi, will show new works by Indian artist Jitish Kallat. GALERIE MIRCHANDANI + STEINRUECKE and Chemould Prescott Road are other galleries from India that are taking part at the fair.
  
• ART HK 12 will also see the return of ASIA ONE, a section which was introduced to the Fair in 2011. Dedicated to showcasing the latest developments in Contemporary Art from across Asia, this year the section will show 49 galleries from the region, each exhibiting a solo presentation by an artist of Asian origin. ASIA ONE offers an international platform to Asian artists and their galleries and provides a unique opportunity for visitors to experience a diverse view of the Asian art scene.
  
• Etemad Gallery from Tehran will present Iranian artist Mahmoud Bakhshi, with Rest in Peace, 2012, a sculptural installation a work developed specifically for the Fair formed as 16 coffins draped in the Iranian flag. YAVUZ FINE ART, from Singapore, will bring to the Fair internationally acclaimed Thai artist Navin Rawanchaikul.
  
• Gajah Gallery presents leading Indonesian artist Masriadi, and JIA ART GALLERY from Taiwan brings abstract works by Taiwan-based Richard Lin. Hong Kong’s Blindspot Gallery will present works by Chinese contemporary photographer Pengyi Jiang, while Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore, and MORI YU, Kyoto, will both present works from young and dynamic collectives local to their spaces, Vertical Submarine and Paramodel respectively. There are several daily events, film screenings and panel discussions open to the general public.