Art Basel pays a visit to Australia, but why?

Art Fairs are built on relationships and profile; and Australia gets a first look in by new Director of Asia for Art Basel.
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Adeline Ooi; supplied. Photo: Tara Sosrowardoyo

In December Adeline Ooi was appointed as Director of Asia, Art Basel, taking over the post from Magnus Renfru, who after six years returned to his former role at Bonhams. Ooi has long been a strong name in the Asian art world; an accomplished curator, academic, writer and gallerist – not to mention fluent in six Asian languages – she is well placed as a kind of regional broker.

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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