Hong Kong

The $15-20 million auction of a T-Rex skeleton in Hong Kong by Christie’s has been canceled over concerns about how many bones in it were replicas. The T-Rex, which was nicknamed “Shen”, was scheduled to go on the auction block in…

With works from Picasso, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening sale of modern and contemporary art closed with a combined sales of $164.2 million. The much-anticipated sale occurred after a number of obstacles. First, there was a tense political…

The newly opened M+ Museum in Hong Kong was given a significant donation of works by Chinese artist Zao Wou-Ki by his family. Zao Wou-Ki is considered one of the greatest modern artists - not just in China, but in entire Asia. Zao was…

After weeks of speculation, Art Basel has finally announced moving the Hong Kong fair from March to May. Despite the rising third wave of COVID-19, Art Basel had kept the schedule of the fair intact until earlier this year. A few days…

Here are some more debates and controversies that spanned in the art world this year. Also Read: The Biggest Topics That Rocked The Art World In 2021 – Part One Scammers of Art World Got Their Due Art scams have become a trope in their…

A monument made in memorial of the Tiananmen Square massacre in a Hong Kong University was dismantled earlier this week. The Pillar of Shame, as the sculpture is known, was built by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 8th…

Lihua Tung has joined the mega-gallery David Zwirner as the director of its Hong Kong location. Lihua Tung has served as a contemporary art specialist for Christie’s at their Hong Kong and Taiwan locations for over a decade. In February…

Hong Kong has passed new laws that allow the government to censor even old movies for any content against “national interest”. Since the pro-democracy protests by civilians first rocked Hong Kong two years ago, the city-state has been in…

The situation in Hong Kong for some months have been volatile. The ongoing protests have also touched the thriving art culture in the city. Hauser & Wirth had to postpone one of their shows due to the protests. Art Basel has been…

Cartoons are cute and fun, but could they be a money-spinner too? The contemporary sale at Sotheby’s Honk Kong auction proved so, where a cartoon of an angry girl broke sale records left, right and centre. The cartoon in question is the…