Hong Kong

New Asia

Check out more than 2,000 works from over 70 exhibiting art galleries across four floors of curated JW Marriott guest rooms at the Asia Contemporary Art Show. Capitalizing on the synergy of concurrently held Art Basel, this show's focus is on the latest pieces by promising artists from predominantly Asia, with galleries abroad.

12:30-8:30 pm, May 24-26. 27th-30th floors, JW Marriott Hotel, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. 852-3128-8288

Under the hammer

Leading auction house Christie's offers four separate sales totaling 700 lots of more than 200 works by Southeast Asian artists. This is your chance to bid on Asian 20th-century and contemporary art, with important private collections being some of the highlights of the sale. On the block are a private German collection with works by Zhou Chunya, pieces from the Guy and Myriam Ullens collection including one of Zhang Xiaogang's Bloodline Series and Gerardo Rueda's collection of Philippine artist Fernando Zobel.

7 pm on May 24, 10 am and 2:30 pm on May 25, in James Christie Room; 3:30 pm on May 26 in Woods Room. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai. 852-2760-1766

Basel in Hong Kong

After five successful years, Art Hong Kong has been rebranded as Art Basel Hong Kong and promised to be bigger and splashier than ever. Some 245 of the world's leading galleries will be participating this year, with 48 showing in Hong Kong for the first time. Alongside all the eye candy, there will be panel discussions and talks featuring leading artists such as Beijing's Zhang Xiaogang in conversation with Pace Beijing's president Leng Lin.

12-7 pm May 23-25; 12-5 pm, May 26. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai. 852-3128-8288

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