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2014 - Issue 3 - May/June

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RIGHT: A scene from Art Basel Hong Kong in 2013. BELOW: Magnus Renfrew, the fair's director. BOTTOM: A piece from Peng Wei's embroidery series, at Hong Kong's Galerie Ora-Ora. Gagosian, White Cube, and Lehmann Maupin—that have opened Hong Kong outposts over the last few years. These dealers, along with inf luential homegrown stalwarts such as 10 Chancery Lane, Galerie Ora-Ora, and Pearl Lam, are instrumental in developing both artists and collections in the region. According to Renfrew, these relationships with the local galleries and institutions (including Asia Art Archive, Para/Site, the Asia Society, and Spring Workshop) are essential to Art Basel in Hong Kong as they create a show "grounded in the city." He explains, "The growth of Hong Kong's museum sector and contemporary arts education will truly impact the larger discourse in the city, and that is some- thing that we aim—through long-term partnerships—to cultivate." The fair's impact is sure to be felt far beyond Asia. One need look no further than the talks planned as part of the Conversations and Salon program. A discussion titled "Global Art World/ Making Biennials" will feature Juliana Engberg, artistic director of the 2014 Biennale of Sydney and artistic director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art; Eungie Joo, curator of the 2015 Sharjah Biennial; and Jessica Morgan, artistic director of the 10th Gwangju Biennale and curator of International Art at the Tate Modern in London. Such programming, coupled with a rapid ly maturing Asian art market and the rise of Chinese art exhibitions across the US, will help draw record numbers of collectors to the fair. Given that Asia's potential as a major center for collectors and curators is only starting to be tapped, it's no surprise that Art Basel in Hong Kong is generating excitement on both sides of the Pacific, and particularly for Renfrew. "The highlight is exposing new audiences to the depth of work from the region, and being part of that experience when collectors discover artists they have not yet seen—or when cura- tors join in dialogue with artists whose work they have long followed." artbasel.com/en/hong-kong MA continued from page 88 ASIAN INFLUENCE Top guns in Chicago's art world on the impact of Art Basel Hong Kong. "Art Basel is the most professional organizer of fairs in the world, hands down. Collectors are more willing to do business with galleries they meet at these top fairs. If Art Basel in Hong Kong can help remove impediments and replace them with trust, relationships develop faster between gallery, artist, and collector." —Paul Gray, director of Richard Gray Gallery "I'm excited by the growing number of collectors in the region who are willing to engage with artists, in the form of studio visits and commissioned works, and take a more active role in the development of their collections." —Adrian Wong, sculptor and performance artist "ABHK has grown the art market. The growth potential has always been exciting, and attending has helped me get a better under- standing of the market." —Robert Casterline, comanager of G2 Art Fund and cofounder of Casterline Goodman Gallery 90 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM ART FULL 088-090_MA_SC_ArtFull_May-June_14.indd 90 4/14/14 5:29 PM

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