Art Basel in Hong Kong 2017

Encounters at Art Basel in Hong Kong 2017 

Natalie Hegert /MutualArt

March 22, 2017

 To match the opulence and scale of the high-rise city, the artworks in Encounters—Art Basel in Hong Kong’s sector of large-scale sculptural works and installations—rise up to impress visitors with sheer magnitude and complexity. Placed along the four spacious meridians that bisect the two exhibition halls, the Encounters installations provide landmarks for visitors navigating the art fair. The “relationship between time and experience” forms the general theme of the works in the sector, as stated by the curator of Encounters for the third year running, Alexie Glass-Kantor, the Executive Director of Artspace in Sydney. Other themes running under the 17 projects, including four site-specific works and 12 new works, include politics and current global issues, art history and beauty, geometry and the built environment, and personal reflection. We trace the various themes across the fair in these large-scale projects by international artists from Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

 Li Jinghu. Courtesy of the artist and Magician Space, Beijing.

 Shen Shaomin. Courtesy of the artist and Osage Gallery.

Bingyi. Courtesy of the artist and Ink Studio.

Kimsooja. Courtesy of National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea.

Joyce Ho. Courtesy of the artist and TKG+.