Art Central returns this May with more than 50 galleries and an ambitious line-up of interactive installations, experimental films, performances, and art and tech expert discussions. Here’s what you need to know
After its postponement from March 23 to 26 due to the fifth wave of the pandemic, Art Central, one of the biggest art events in Hong Kong, is confirmed to run from May 26 to 29, with a VIP preview on May 25.
This year’s edition occupies a bigger space at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, with more than 50 international and Asian galleries, including 20 which are new to the art fair: Touch Gallery, Double Q Gallery, Square Street Gallery from Hong Kong; Gin Huang Gallery, based in Taichung, Taiwan; and Mwimbi Fine Art from Lusaka, Zambia.
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The fair showcases gallery presentations across three sectors, which are named after colloquial Cantonese terms. Chung Dim (“centre point”) Central Galleries focuses on leading international contemporary artists. It features notable institutions, such as Lee & Bae, the Busan gallery, which presents South Korean artist Jin-Wook Yeom’s acclaimed imaginary mountain paintings, and Novalis Art Design, an Italian art design gallery in Hong Kong, which looks at avantgarde art related to colour theories and optical illusions from the 1960s and 70s.
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