BEIJING — On May 23, Hong Kong will become the third location to have an international contemporary art fair that bears the Art Basel name.
More than half of the participating galleries at Art Basel Hong Kong are based in Asia. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing Tuesday, Marc Spiegler, the director of Art Basel, was confident that the fair's Hong Kong edition will prove successful because galleries will be willing to "go to Hong Kong to engage with the Asian market". This just as Art Basel Miami Beach provides a link to the North American and Latin American art markets and the original Basel fair in Switzerland is still a key connection with the European market.
ARTINFO sat down with Spiegler after the news conference and talked more about the making of Art Basel Hong Kong and what participant and visitors can expect from the design of the fair, to the works offered and the key potential buyers.