Returning to its iconic location at Central Harbourfront for the first time since 2019, Art Central 2024 will once again present a broad line-up of artworks and cultural programmes from Asian galleries, as well as diverse artists and speakers from around the globe. An unmissable destination during Hong Kong Art Month, Art Central will offer an accessible and engaging art experience for experts and neophytes alike, from 28 to 31 March.
With a brand new gallery sector, over one third of galleries joining for the first time, and with the largest number of solo artist presentations to date, Art Central 2024 promises to be the most dynamic since the fair’s introduction in 2015. Featuring 95 galleries, with 70% from Asia and nearly a third operating spaces in Hong Kong, this year’s edition will also see the largest-ever representation of artists from Mainland China.
Art Central launches Neo, a new sector curated by the fair’s 2024 Curatorial Advisor, Enoch Cheng. Presenting a curated selection of galleries participating for the first time in the fair, Neo highlights the fair’s commitment to be an influential incubator for artists and galleries. Among the eleven galleries and fifteen artists showcased at Neo, you will discover biscuit gallery (Tokyo), Cub_ism_ Artspace (Shanghai), Gallery Palzo (Cheongdo and Daegu), Gallery Project K (Seoul), V&E Art (Taipei), wamono art (Hong Kong and Tokyo) or Warin Lab Contemporary (Bangkok).
Xu Yahan, Weeds Spread, 2023
Among the highlights in the galleries sector, Bonian Space (Beijing) in partnership with WAS Art Centre (Ningbo) will present a group show by young artists, including Bai Mengfan, Xu Yahan, Yin Ziang, and Zeng Zhen from Mainland China, in conversation with works by international artists.
Korean artists Hyun-Joung Lee and Kim Tae-Ho will come be showcased at The Columns Gallery (Seoul and Singapore) as part of a programme of Korean and International masters of abstraction.
Four accomplished artists from the Czech Republic, including experimental painter-sculptor Milan Houser, will be present with Kvalitář from Prague.
Kang Haoxian, City Moon Light, 2022
Trailblazing Spanish gallery VETA by Fer Francés (Madrid) will bring a group exhibition showcasing painters including U.S.-based artists Theresa Chromati and Devan Shimoyama, Beijing-based Kang Haoxian and Seville’s Cristina Lama.
Leading Korean female artist Lee Myung-Mi will be showcased alongside the emerging Jang Ji Su at PNC (Daegu), who will also feature paintings by Hoon Kwak.
London-based Ojiri Gallery will present four highly sought-after international artists from their next-generation program, including works by Icelandic-American painter Baldur Helgason, Nigel Howlett and Mónika Kárándi.
Miyuki Yokomizo, line F130.339.2023, 2023
Over a third of the galleries will show dedicated solo presentations, with highlights including new paintings by Ken Chan King Long at Contemporary by Angela Li (Hong Kong), recent works in oil and acrylic by Columbian artist Lourdes Navarro at Winners Gallery (Beijing), a special installation of painting and mixed media installation by Nobody Here presented by Square Street Gallery (Hong Kong) and a noteworthy showcase of recent painting and sculpture by Miyuki Yokomizo presented by LEE & BAE (Busan).
A backbone of Art Central since 2015, the much-anticipated Yi Tai Sculpture and Installation Projects Sector will return with large-scale works created by Sangsun Bae presented by LEE & BAE (Busan), Rony Plesl presented by Kvalitář (Prague,) Andrea Samory presented by Wan Gallery (Hsinchu), Sam Shendi presented by AN INC. (Seoul) and Wataru Yamakami presented by wamono art (Tokyo, Hong Kong).
Wataru Yamakami, World of the world – Sequence of presence and absence, 2024
All details and booking information can be found here: Art Central 2024
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