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HONG KONG Art Basel Hong Kong returned in full form last year to the excitement of the art community. This year, the fair is showing a steep recovery curve, with the number of participating galleries reaching 242, up from last year's 177. The 37 percent increase indicates a return to the show’s pre-pandemic scale, matching the 242 galleries that participated in 2019. Art Basel’s 2024 Hong Kong edi. ....
Hong Kong Seeks Asian Arts Hub Status; Critics Worry About Freedoms usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hong Kong is seeking to revive its arts scene to become a regional cultural hub, but some art critics have said they were concerned that a new security law may hinder creativity ahead of a series of events that include Art Basel Hong Kong. On Monday, Hong Kong's leader John Lee inaugurated the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit by saying the government plans to inject $550 million into various art initiatives including a film fund to build Hong Kong into an "East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange". Some art critics, however, said the national security law had added to their concerns about freedoms, especially after the arrests of publishers and journalists in a clampdown imposed by China after the city's anti-government and pro-democracy protests in 2019. ....