Building Empire – Australians in Hong Kong

Twelve galleries are taking a stab at the Asian market this March, and an Indigenous artist lands the prime position at Art Basel Hong Kong.
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A great acknowledgment of the late Roberto Chabet with Alexie Glass-Kantor’s Encounters inclusion of his installation Cargo and Decoy (1989/2010); courtesy archive

Last week the list of artists to participate in Encounters was announced, Art Basel Hong Kong’s platform for major sculptural installations.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina