(Hong Kong, July 30th, 2024) ART021 HONG KONG CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR (ART021 HONG KONG)

is delighted to announce the galleries and programming highlights presenting at its inaugural edition.

Financially supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund under the Culture, Sports and Tourism

Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Fair takes place from August

28th to September 8th, featuring 73 galleries and projects from 13 countries and regions. It spans five

sections: GALLERIES, VIDEOS, EXPANSION, SCULPTURE, at four distinct cultural locations across the

city, as well as the GBA ART WEEK.

ART021 HONG KONG’s vision is to bring a new model of art fair to the city. While presenting modern

and contemporary works from across the globe, ART021 HONG KONG’s focus is on the distinguished

practices of artists from West Asia, South Asia and across the region. The Fair aims to deepen Hong

Kong’s connection with diverse cultural and art ecosystems and bring further benefit to the wider

community and visitors to the city through its inclusive programming.

ART021 HONG KONG features five distinctive sections that enliven the city with artistic inspiration and

engage diverse audiences: GALLERIES highlights outstanding works by established and emerging

artists worldwide; VIDEOS celebrates remarkable video arts and films; EXPANSION presents projects

with unique concepts and strong cultural representation; SCULPTURE, a public art group exhibition,

displays large-scale works that vitalise the urban landscape and provide the public with opportunities

to explore contemporary art; and GBA ART WEEK brings together a schedule of gallery exhibitions

from more than 30 participating galleries that have a GBA presence, creating an inclusive and open

celebration of the GBA art scene.

David Chau, co-founder of ART021 Group, said, “The inaugural ART021 HONG KONG carries

exceptional significance for the ART021 Group. We are honoured to launch in Hong Kong, a city with

deep arts and culture heritage and a strong regional standing. ART021 HONG KONG signifies the first

mainland China art fair brand to enter the Hong Kong market, which we hope brings new energy to

the arts ecosystem in return. With the rapidly evolving global art market today, we are committed to

seizing opportunities for breakthroughs and innovations, attracting more collectors and new

audiences, and becoming a bridge between communities and regions.”

GALLERIES

Phillips Asia Headquarters, WKCDA Tower | 8.29 – 9.1

GALLERIES, located at Phillips Asia Headquarters in the WKCDA Tower, presents 40 galleriesshowcasing

artworks spanning all segments, including contemporary paintings, ink paintings, sculptures,

installations, and digital artworks. Top-tier Chinese galleries include ShanghART Gallery, Tang

Contemporary Art, Kwai Fung Hin, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Antenna Space, MadeIn

Gallery, and Triumph Gallery, each with distinctive line-ups of their artists presented. Focusing on the

dynamic art scene in the Asia-Pacific region are important galleries such as Whitestone Gallery, Asia

Art Center, Lin & Lin Gallery and Each Modern Gallery.

Not to be missed within the GALLERIES section are the Special Projects, showcasing large-scale feature

artworks presented by galleries David Zwirner, Chantal Crousel, Mennour, and Pilar Corrias.

With an emphasis on art practices from West Asia and South Asia, ART021 HONG KONG explores

geospatial narratives of these areas. The solo exhibition of artist Amir H. Fallah, presented by Gallery

All, offers a unique and rich culture perspective. Dastan Gallery, a cutting-edge gallery from Tehran,

showcases a group exhibition of Iranian artists, reassessing what Asian cultural legacies bring to the

present.

The non-commercial curatorial project One Thousand and One Nights, inspired by the famed

collection of Middle Eastern folktales, is the first important exhibition in Hong Kong that focuses on

West Asia. The exhibition features work by Tala Madani, Shilpa Gupta, Mandy El Sayegh, Alia Ahmad,

and many others, supported by galleries such as White Cube, David Kordansky, Lawrie Shabibi,

Vadehra Art Gallery, The Third Line, and Gordon Gallery. These presentations provide a platform

where the art communities of the Global South can be seen and connect.