Source: Art Basel. Hong Kong tourism has already suffered from the prolonged pro-democracy protests.

If you look at the demographic of the collectors at Art Basel, many of them are over 60. There would have been very few of them at the fair.”The 50th anniversary edition of the event, featuring more than 250 international galleries, had originally been scheduled to take place in June, but had been postponed to Sept. 15-20.As was the case with Art Basel Hong Kong, collectors will now be able view the fair online.

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Having had to cancel all three of its editions this year, Spiegler is optimistic about Art Basel’s Hong Kong show going ahead in March 2021.

Both the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Baselworld watch fair — traditionally the organizer’s biggest moneymaking event — were canceled last month. Boston “Is it a blow for the art world?

The organisers of Art Basel Hong Kong 2020 have written to art dealers and exhibitors after mounting reports of growing coronavirus infections and the increasing death toll dominated global news headlines during the last 7 days. Time Out Worldwide

Chicago Time Out Hong Kong Do not sell my information The decision to cancel Art Basel Hong Kong was an extremely difficult one for us.



The annual festival was scheduled to run from March 19-21 this year, but now suffers the same fate as a string of other major events that have been axed over the past months, largely due to concerns about the ongoing civil unrest in the city.

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“We are acutely aware that our galleries are facing unprecedented challenges and economic difficulties, and we had fervently hoped to support the art market’s recovery with a successful fair in September,” said Marc Spiegler, global director of Art Basel. Online viewing will be live from June 19 to June 26.“I really understand it was a difficult decision,” Mr. Nordenhake said, adding, “I’m very relieved.

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... continue to host the fair virtually as it did for the Hong Kong and Basel editions through the online portals OVR:2020 and OVR:20c.

The opening of Huang's own arts space, X Museum in Beijing, has also been pushed back because of the outbreak.During the weeklong art week, hotels, restaurants and venues are typically booked weeks and months ahead to accommodate for the uptick in visitors. We explored every other possible option before doing so, gathering advice and perspectives from many gallerists, collectors, partners and external experts.