Art Basel Hong Kong gets even bigger
The sixth edition of Art Basel Hong Kong will welcome 249 galleries — ten more than last year — to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from Mars 29 through 31, 2018.
Among the 28 newcomers are European galleries Emanuel Layr, Josh Lilley, The Modern Institute and Barbara Wien, as well as US galleries 47 Canal, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, Commonwealth and Council, Hannah Hoffman Gallery, JTT, Kohn Gallery, Miguel Abreu Gallery, Petzel Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and Two Palms. First-time participants also include Dastan’s Basement (Tehran), Gallery Baton (Seoul), Gallery Espace (New Delhi), Gow Langsford Gallery (Auckland), Johyun Gallery (Busan & Seoul), Maho Kubota Gallery (Tokyo), Mori Yu Gallery (Kyoto & Tokyo), Öktem&Aykut (Istanbul), Tarq (Mumbai) and Wooson (Daegu). The official announcement is here.
55 — Aijun Yu, They confess they praise but they shout loudly, 2017, Courtesy of the artist and the gallery
Yves Bouvier is selling Natural Le Coultre
Yves Bouvier, who is currently at the center of one of the art world’s biggest scandals, has announced that he has sold his company Natural Le Coultre (NCL), specializing in the storage, packing and shipping of works of art and valuable items, to French transportation company André Chenue SA.
Natural Le Coultre, acquired in 1983 by the Bouvier company, joins a group existing since 1760 and boasting 70,000 square meters of storage space across France. Bouvier has also announced that he is filing a court complaint against Dmitry Rybolovlev for “corruption and money laundering”. Bouvier is basing his case on revelations that have recently surfaced on Rybolovlev’s involvement with the Monaco police. More via Tribune de Genève.
Yves Bouvier — Image: Keystone
The ADAA Art Show turns 30!
From February 28 through March 4, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) is celebrating the thirtieth edition of its Art Show at Park Avenue Armory. The show will include 72 presentations, from pre-Columbian art to contemporary creations.
Among next year’s newcomers are galleries Maccarone, Jonathan Boos, Altman Siegel, Chambers Fine Art, Sicardi Gallery and Danziger Gallery. The event will focus on solo shows, including presentations by artists Catherine Opie at Lehmann Maupin and Nicole Eisenman at Anton Kern gallery. Tanya Bonakdar will feature works on paper, sculptures and installations by Tomás Saraceno, whereas Liam Everett and Milton Avery will both have a solo show at Altman Siegel and Yares Art, respectively. More via Resnicow and Associates.
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