Last year, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams made bullish investments in Hong Kong, opening new headquarters even as demand for art in China flagged. This was in keeping with tradition. Business-friendly Hong Kong has long been the preferred base of operations for Western auction houses and galleries looking to serve the world’s second-biggest art market. Since…
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Remember when you could throw your phone after sending a risky text without worrying it would break? Long before sleek glass rectangles rendered Nokia’s bold and durable silhouettes obsolete, designers working for the pioneering electronics firm played with all the potential shapes that our brave, unnerving present could someday take. To honor Nokia’s foundational contributions…
Photofairs has canceled its Hong Kong debut, citing “logistical constraints.” The event was scheduled to take place during the city’s art week in March next year. The fair’s organizers, the U.K.-based Creo Arts, said that they have received “great interest and engagement” from their partners, local and international galleries, and the arts community. “However, in…