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Aberdeen’s New Art Playground Where Mountains Meet Oceans and Ink Gets Reimagined

A former industrial corner of Hong Kong’s Aberdeen now pulses with creative energy thanks to Alisan Atelier, a sprawling 10,000-square-foot venue blending gallery, library, and museum-grade storage under one roof. Its debut show, “Remaining the Mountain, Becoming the Ocean,” marks the first-ever collaboration between Mok Yat-San and Man Fung Yi—two artists long championed by Alisan Fine Arts but never before exhibited together. Their 22 recent works, including the premiere of “Mokman’s Cosmology,” fuse surreal sculpture, multimedia, and fresh takes on traditional ink art, blurring boundaries between landscape and imagination. While Alisan’s Central headquarters continues to spotlight established ink masters, the new Atelier is designed for experimentation, cross-generational dialogue, and bold new voices. In this southern district space, art isn’t just displayed—it’s redefined, inviting a new wave of curiosity and connection to Hong Kong’s creative scene. #HongKongArt #ContemporaryInk #AlisanAtelier #Culture

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Basquiat’s Saturday Night Ignites Hong Kong with Neon Griots and Auction Fever

A canvas bursting with electric pinks and deep reds, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night) storms into Christie’s Hong Kong, poised to command up to $16 million. Painted in 1984—a year pulsing with Basquiat’s creative synergy alongside Andy Warhol—this work is a collision of silkscreen techniques, symbolic figures, and raw energy. Two Griot icons, animal sketches, and minimalist nudes crowd the vast surface, echoing Basquiat’s fascination with storytelling and cultural memory. This isn’t just another headline sale: Asian collectors have steadily fueled a Basquiat boom, with recent auctions in Hong Kong setting records for Western art in the region. Saturday Night’s journey, from European museum walls to Seoul’s art scene and now to a high-stakes Hong Kong auction, reflects a global appetite for Basquiat’s boundary-breaking vision. In the world of contemporary art, borders blur—but Basquiat’s colors never fade. #Basquiat #HongKongArt #ContemporaryArt #Culture

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Hong Kong’s New Art Guardians Collect Stories, Not Just Masterpieces

A dinosaur egg, a moon drawn by a robot, and a painting inspired by Sanskrit—these are just a few treasures in the hands of Hong Kong’s rising generation of art collectors. Their collections aren’t built on old-school prestige, but on curiosity, connection, and a taste for the unexpected. • Many young collectors, like Jason Zhai, started by championing overlooked voices—his early focus was on Asian women artists whose work bridges cultures and histories. • Others, such as Charlotte Lin, blur the lines between art and object, seeing collecting as a way to challenge social norms and spark new conversations. • For some, like Claire Huang, art collecting is a mirror for self-discovery, embracing everything from traditional painting to digital crypto art. • Across the board, these collectors shape Hong Kong’s creative scene not just by buying, but by founding galleries, supporting emerging artists, and creating spaces for new ideas to take root. In their hands, collecting becomes less about ownership and more about nurturing the next wave of artistic possibility. #HongKongArt #ArtCollectors #ContemporaryCulture #Culture

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Art Market Shifts, Hong Kong Paints Its Own Canvas

Hong Kong’s art scene is rewriting its own script in the face of global uncertainty. Once known mainly as Asia’s auction powerhouse, the city now finds itself at a crossroads—caught between economic slowdowns, shifting sociopolitical winds, and a wave of emigration that’s thinned its traditional collector base. Yet, the city’s creative pulse hasn’t faded. Instead, local artists are stepping into the spotlight, with galleries and museums drawing record crowds and collectors snapping up homegrown works faster than artists can create them. The pandemic’s isolation nudged Hong Kong’s art world to look inward, giving rise to bolder, larger, and more experimental projects by local talent. Meanwhile, the city’s art fairs and galleries are expanding their reach, spotlighting artists from Southeast Asia and championing women’s voices in unprecedented ways. Even as global trade tensions and new tariffs loom, Hong Kong’s art community is responding with adaptability and fresh vision. The city’s art week isn’t just a market test—it’s a showcase of resilience and reinvention, proving that creativity often thrives where certainty falters. #HongKongArt #ArtBaselHK #AsianArtScene #Culture

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When Hong Kong Became the Beating Heart of Art Basel’s Global Pulse

Few realize that Art Basel’s rise in Asia owes much to Adeline Ooi, who quietly transformed Hong Kong into a global art hub over the past decade. Under her guidance, Art Basel didn’t just expand its footprint—it rewrote the region’s role in the art world. Ooi’s leadership saw the fair bridge continents, introducing Asian collectors to Western galleries and spotlighting Asian artists for an international audience. She championed collaborations, from Tokyo’s Art Week to Singapore’s S.E.A. Focus, weaving a vibrant network across Asia. Her departure comes as Art Basel itself is in flux, with new directors stepping in across its flagship fairs and a major ownership shakeup in recent years. As Hong Kong’s art scene reawakens post-pandemic, Ooi’s legacy lingers in every gallery light and collector’s handshake—a reminder that the art world’s center can shift with the right vision. #ArtBasel #HongKongArt #AsianArtScene #Culture

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When Hong Kong Becomes the World’s Art Crossroads for Three Dazzling Days

Every spring, Hong Kong transforms into a global hub where art from 42 countries converges under one roof. Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 will showcase 242 galleries—half hailing from the Asia Pacific—proving the city’s status as a true cultural crossroads. The fair unfolds in three distinct sections: the main Galleries sector, brimming with blue-chip heavyweights and eight first-time participants; Discoveries, spotlighting fresh voices from emerging galleries established in the last decade; and Insights, which curates projects focused on Asia’s artistic evolution, with a special lens on photography from the 1970s onward. This year, the MGM Discoveries Art Prize adds extra spark, supporting rising artists with a $50,000 award and a shot at a Macau exhibition. Meanwhile, a co-commissioned animated project will light up the M+ Museum’s facade, blending cinematic nostalgia with contemporary flair. In Hong Kong, the art world doesn’t just gather—it reinvents itself, one fair at a time. #ArtBaselHK #HongKongArt #ContemporaryArt #Culture