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It’s that time of the year again: Art Basel lands in Hong Kong this week—bringing along with it a flutter of art openings, dinners, parties and talks, with collectors and scenesters flocking in... >> Read more

Art Basel Miami beach is traditionally seen as the glitzy, snowbird relative of Basel proper, with attendees in significant part accounted for by East-Coasters flying South for the winter, their leisure time and money conspicuous under the glare of the Miami sun. Signs of change are in the air, however, for Miami’s reputation... >> Read more

Visitors to Istanbul may be forgiven if contemporary art isn't high on their agenda. After all, historic sites abound. But in fact Istanbul has seen an art boom of sorts, with new museums, spaces, and galleries mushrooming along with the booming economy over the last decade or so... >> Read more

Relatively few Chinese artists had the opportunity to live in Paris in the early to mid-century period. War and revolutions led some like Sanyu into exile there, benefitting from their relatively cosmopolitan middle-class backgrounds, in this respect if no other... >> Read more

"The Phenomenology of Life: Chapters in a Course of Study” at the National Museum of China was the latest major exhibition by Taiwanese artist Huang Zhiyang. In this profile, he relates his experience of becoming an artist, and his continuing journey into self-expression and understanding... >> Read more

Almine Rech is one of the leading gallerists in Paris and Brussels, and had early on developed a strong taste for conceptual and minimalist art, including presenting James Turrell's first commercial show in Europe. Other important solo shows have included John McCracken, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons and now Liu Wei... >> Read more