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Art Basel 2017
Hong Kong

In pictures: Art Basel fascinates Hong Kong

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An art display at the Art Basel Hong Kong 2017. Photo: Nora Tam
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The annual Art Basel exhibition is underway at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, bringing together 242 galleries from 34 countries and territories.

Trace Sky - Tokyo Story by Shimura. Photo: Nora Tam
Trace Sky - Tokyo Story by Shimura. Photo: Nora Tam

Now in its fifth edition, Art Basel is the biggest event in Hong Kong Art Month.

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Fidel Castro in a hospital bed part of Summit (2009) by artist Shen Shaomin. Photo: Nora Tam
Fidel Castro in a hospital bed part of Summit (2009) by artist Shen Shaomin. Photo: Nora Tam
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There’s still plenty of visually stunning and enticing art on show; the big installations, big sculptures and big names (Takeshi Murakami, Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor, William Kentridge, and Cai Guoqiang to name the few) are all back.

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