Cover of Yatzer's 'Highlights of ART BASEL 2013, Hong Kong' designed by Costas Voyatzis, featuring a detail from the new 'Xteriors XVI' Kodak Endura Print of Desiree Dolron, courtesy of the artist and GRIMM Gallery.
Soundtrack: 'R-To Feel Puzzled' (darkbass mix) by Hong Kong based DJ Jason Fung.

{ABHK2013 Highlights by Costas Voyatzis & Demetrios Gkiouzelis}

Last week marked the much-anticipated Asian debut of the world's premier international art fair, Art Basel. The renowned art fair, already a prominent annual event in its namesake home city in Switzerland as well as Miami, has now branched out to Hong Kong, establishing a dialogue between art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art lovers from an Asian perspective for the first time.

From May 23-26, 2013 the global art establishment flooded the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) that played host to the first Art Basel event in the city. Attended by over 60,000 people, the fair attracted directors, curators and trustees, as well as patrons from the Tate in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and major U.S. museums. Also in attendance were prominent art-world figures, including the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and his partner Dasha Zhukova, the American dealer Larry Gagosian, the artists Fernando Botero and Takashi Murakami, as well as established and emerging private collectors from across the world.

Art fever hit the entire city by storm, with a large number of outside events, exhibitions and shows concurrently taking place during what is informally known as Hong Kong Art Week. The ‘Chai Wan Mei: Art & Design Weekend’ featured open studios showcasing the best of the Chai Wan creative community, an important district within the Hong Kong arts scene. The Goethe-Institut Hongkong presented a survey of the city’s uninhabited spaces in a solo exhibition from Hong Kong-based artist João Vasco Paiva entitled ‘Objects Encrypted’. And then there was the widely talked about ‘Mobile M+: Inflation!’ outdoor exhibit (which runs until June 9th, 2013) at the site of the planned M+Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District, that playfully introduced contemporary art into the public sphere through gigantic inflatable sculptures.

MOBILE M+: INFLATION! > 'Sacrilege'《佔據聖地》by Jeremy Deller (UK), 2012
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Photo by Nicholas Tse

MOBILE M+: INFLATION! > 'Poetic Cosmo of the Breath' (一呼一吸一穹蒼) by Tomas Saraceno (Argentina), 2013
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Courtesy of Tomas Saraceno
Photo by Nicholas Tse

Overview of MOBILE M+: INFLATION! (video presentation)
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Photo by Nicholas Tse

Pae White
Supertaster, 2013
two-sided mirror, paper and cable
101 x 211 cm, 199 strands, height variable
Courtesy the artist and neugerriemschneider, Berlin.
Photo by Calvin Sit, Hong Kong.

The exciting number of art events across the city comes as a pleasant surprise for a region that has up until recently been noticeably outside of the cultural map, with little audience for contemporary art and a complete absence of major art fairs before 2008. But gone are the days when Hong Kong was referred to as a ''cultural desert''. With Asia now home to more billionaires than North America, the interest in buying art quickly has skyrocketed and China has gradually climbed up the art market ladder, becoming the world's second-largest art market after the US. In recent years, several leading western galleries such as New York’s Gagosian and London’s White Cube have set up outposts in the city's central business district, serving the region’s growing art market. Hong Kong is further planning to pour $2.8 billion into developing the largest cultural project in the city to date, the West Kowloon Cultural District, comprising 17 core arts and cultural venues, including the M+Museum for visual culture, The Park, as well as other major facilities to host and produce world-class arts and cultural events.


Amidst all this cultural renaissance, it was only fitting at this point for Art Basel to reach out to the art-craving buyers of Hong Kong. Taking over from Hong Kong International Art Fair / ART HK /, which began in 2008 as a local yet increasingly successful art fair, Art Basel in Hong Kong retained Magnus Renfrew, the former fair’s director in its promise to become a dynamic cross-cultural exchange and international meeting place for the art world. And it definitely fulfilled this very expectation.

Showcasing the work of over 3,000 artists from Asia and around the globe, Art Basel in Hong Kong compiled an impressive collection of high-quality works from both the East and the West. The fair presented a dynamic selection of 245 leading galleries from 35 countries and territories, 48 of which were showcased in Hong Kong for the first time. Half of the participating galleries came from the Asia-Pacific region, introducing a number of regions that had been previously overlooked and neglected in the art market by international art collectors. From emerging talents to the Modern masters, the fair traced 12 decades of art history across four sectors: Galleries, Insights, Discoveries and Encounters. Displaying museum-caliber paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photography, film, video and digital artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, the four sectors allowed for a wide-ranging exploration of the many dimensions of Modern and contemporary art.

Insook Kim
Auction II, 2013
C-print, diasec
250 x 150 cm
Courtesy of the artist and 313 Art Project.

The ‘Galleries’ sector presented 171 of the world's leading Modern and contemporary art galleries, ranging from Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. ‘Insights’ exclusively showcased contextual and thematic projects developed specifically for the Hong Kong show by galleries and artists from the Asia or the Asia-Pacific region. Giving a global platform to emerging contemporary artists from all over the world, the ‘Discoveries’ sector showcased work by the next generation of talent at an early stage in their careers. However, one of the highlights of the fair was without doubt the ‘Encounters’ sector that showcased large-scale sculpture and installation works by leading artists from around the world. Curated by Yuko Hasegawa, an internationally renowned specialist in large-scale pieces and Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, as well as Curator of the recent Sharjah Biennial 11, ‘Encounters’ offered visitors the chance to see works that transcend the traditional art fair stands presented in prominent locations throughout the exhibition halls. In addition to these, the fair’s ‘Conversations and Salon’ series offered a stimulating program of presentations, lectures and panel discussions by a range of speakers, allowing audiences to deepen their knowledge of artistic practice, the international art world and the art market.

Although gallerists may have noticed a slower pace of purchasing compared to the two Art Basel fairs in the West, at the closing of the fair strong sales were reported across all five days. Melbourne’s ‘Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects’ sold out its entire booth by the end of the day on Friday, with the eight pieces by Juan Ford on display selling for a total of $150,000. LA-based gallery Blum & Poe’s booth showcasing Takashi Murakami’s ‘Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead’ (2013) was particularly popular and sold quickly for $400,000. The fair’s biggest sale however, went to Tina Keng Gallery, which has spaces in Taipei and Beijing, whose large-scale painting 'Chinese Emperor – 1' (2008-2013) by Wang Huaiqing sold for $2.6 million.

Takashi Murakami
Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead, 2013
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 centimeters)
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles.

Juan Ford
Entwine & Implode, 2013
oil on linen
91 x 71cm
Courtesy of the artist and Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects.

Art was by far not the only offering on the menu. As every seasoned Art Basel-goer knows, the show certainly has its fair share of partying options in between all of the art-purchasing. On the eve of the opening day, the ARTSY Dinner at The Asia Society was quite possibly the only place to be. Co-hosted by Dior and luxury silversmiths Georg Jensen, the dinner attracted a diverse mix of people from all over the world, including the likes of Kate Moss. On Thursday night, close to 2,000 people attended the private party held by founder of the K11 Art Foundation, Adrian Cheng and Modern Media’s Thomas Shao at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, many of them later moving on to the new restaurant and member’s club Duddell’s for the Audemars Piguet party. Throughout the duration of the show, Absolut Art Bureau collaborated with Hong Kong-based artist Adrian Wong to create ‘Wun Dun’, an installation that transformed the basement of the Fringe Club in central Hong Kong into an art bar featuring nightly performances and serving a range of cocktails designed by the artist. Suffice it to say that Harper's Bazaar’s Art Night at the Four Seasons Hotel managed to merge art and fashion into a spectacle that attracted some of Hong Kong's biggest celebrities and Basel's leading artists.

Providing a vibrant platform for international cultural exchange, Art Basel has significantly strengthened the role Hong Kong that plays as a global financial and commercial capital, noticeably placing it in the art market map among western metropolises. And with the second Art Basel in Hong Kong already scheduled for May 15–18, 2014, it is more than certain that the fair will repeat its cultural and commercial success next year.

Wang Huaiqing
Chinese Emperor - 1, 2008-2013
Oil on canvas
200 x 135 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Tina Keng Gallery.

Xu Zhen by MadeIn Company
Play 201301, 2013
Genuine and artificial leather, BDSM accessories, foam, metal, wood, ropes
214 3/5 × 118 1/10 × 129 9/10 in
545 × 300 × 330 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Long March Space.
Photo © Art Basel | Hong Kong 2013 | MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Marcus Coates
Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius (larva) Self Portrait, shaving foam, 2013
Digital C-Type Print
172.7 x 121.9 cm
68 x 48 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Workplace Gallery.

Tseng Kwong Chi
from top to bottom, left to right:
Hollywood Hills, California; Lightning Field, North Dakota; Disneyland, California; San Francisco, California; Kamakura, Japan; New York, New York (WTC); Bordeaux, France; New York, New York; London, England; Niagara Falls, New York; Paris, France; Lake Ninevah, Vermont.
Courtesy of the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.
Photo by Billy Farrell/BFANYC.

Yan Bing
Tools(from No.1 to No.12),  2013
Tools: An Installation
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Yang.

Zhuang Hui and Dan'er
11 Degree Incline,2008
iron, copper, stainless steel, black varnish
904 x 105 x 300 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Magician Space.

Desiree Dolron
Xteriors V, 2001-2010
Kodak Endura Print
Courtesy of the artist and GRIMM Gallery.

Desiree Dolron
Xteriors XVI, 2001-2013
Kodak Endura Print
Courtesy of the artist and GRIMM Gallery.

Damien Hirst
Ptolomea, 2012
Entomological specimens and Hammerite paint on canvas
108 x 72 inches
274.3 x 182.9 cm
Courtesy of the artist and  White Cube.
© Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2013
Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd.

Xia Xiaowan
Horse No.4, 2013
83.5x67x46 cm
24 pieces of 6mm glass
Courtesy of the artist and Aye Gallery.

Stelios Faitakis
The Mob, 2013
mixed media on wood
76x100 cm
Courtesy of the artist and The Breeder, Athens.

Kris Martin
Theseus, 2012
Found etching, paper collage
23 × 18 in
58 1/2 × 45 4/5 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sies + Höke.

Jake & Dinos Chapman
'The Sum of all Evil', White Cube, Hong Kong
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.
Photo by Vincent Tsang

Mona Hatoum
Still Life, 2008-09
Glazed ceramics, wood and painted steel
34 7/16 x 70 7/8 x 35 7/16 in. (87.5 x 180 x 90 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.
Photo by Todd-White Art Photography

Mark Ryden
Porcelain Meat Dress, 2012
porcelain
23 x 8 x 8 inches
58.4 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
Edition of 9
Courtesy the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.

Ren Hang
Untitled 01, 2012
Archival inkjet print
L/ 100 x 67 cm (Edition of 10)
S/ 40 x 26 cm (Edition of 10)
Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery.

Fabien Mérelle
Pentateuque, 2013
Resin, Fiberglass, Hair, Steel
 4.8 (h) x 3 (l) x 2.6 (w) m
Courtesy of the artist and Edouard Malingue Gallery.
The life-size 'Pentateuque' was unveiled during ABHK 2013 and it was positioned at Statue Square Gardens in Central Hong Kong.

Osang Gwon
Aztec Pattern, 2013
217 x 135 x 83 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Arario Gallery.

Bernd Ribbeck
Untitled, 2013
India Ink on paper
Framed: 17.91 x 13.98 inches / 45.5 x 35.5 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Harris Lieberman.

Tala Madani
Death by modernism (title to be confirmed), 2013
Oil on canvas
223.5 x 195.6 cm 
(PC23239)
Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias.

Chiharu Shiota
Zustand des Seins (Kinderkleid) / State of Being (Children’s Dress), 2013
Metal, children’s dress, red thread
120 x 80 x 45 cm
47.24 x 31.5 x 17.72 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Arndt.

Yan Pei-Ming
Portrait Officiel Rouge, 2003
Oil on canvas
250 x 250 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Bernier/Eliades.

Ivan Navarro
No Se Puede Mirar, 2013
Neons, synchronizer, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
122 x 122 x 25,5 cm (48 x 48 x 10 in.)
Edition de 3 + 1 E.A. (Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.)
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Daniel Templon.

Ivan Navarro
Con Razon o Sin Ella, 2013
Neons, synchronizer, wood, paint, mirror, one-way mirror and electric energy
122 x 122 x 25,5 cm (48 x 48 x 10 in.)
Edition de 3 + 1 E.A. (Edition of 3 + 1 A.P.)
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Daniel Templon.

César Manrique, Art Car, 1990 -BMW 730i (more details)
On display outside the entrance of Art Basel in Hong Kong 2013
photo © BMW AG

Ling Jian
Lu Mountain Angel, 2010
74 4/5 in diameter
190 cm diameter
Courtesy of the artist and Tang Contemporary Art.

Zeng Fanzhi
Yet to be titled, 2013
Oil on canvas
114 1/5 × 114 1/5 × 2 2/5 in
290 × 290 × 6 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery.

Aristarkh Chernyshev
Knode, 2013
Plastic, LED, custom electronics
Courtesy of the artist and XL Gallery.

Jung Lee
Day and Night #3, 2012
C-Print
175 x 140 cm
Courtesy of the artist and One and J. Gallery.

Constantin Xenakis
Nature, 1983
Acrylic on canvas
195 x 130 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Kalfayan Galleries, Athens – Thessaloniki.

Donald Moffett
Lot 01313 (hibiscus), 2013
Acrylic on linen with cotton and aluminum zipper, wood strainer
35 × 28 in
88.9 × 71.1 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery.

Dawn Ng
KTV, 2012
Photo collage, archival inkjet print
1164 x 882 mm
Edition of 3
With artist’s proof
Courtesy of the artist and Chan Hampe Galleries.

David LaChapelle, Statue, Los Angeles, 2006, chromogenic print, 97 x 72 inches, edition of 5;
Arne Quinze
, My Home My House My Stilthouse 190313, 2013, painted bronze, 49 1/4 x 21 5/8 x 39 3/8 inches;
Taner Ceylan
, Spring Time (from Lost Painting Series), 2013, oil on canvas, 55.12 x 84.65 inches.
Courtesy of the artists and Paul Kasmin Gallery.
Photo by Billy Farrell/BFANYC.

Haegue Yang
Accommodating the Epic Dispersion – On Non-cathartic Volume of Dispersion, 2012
Aluminum Venetian blinds, hanging structure
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery.
Photo © Art Basel | Hong Kong 2013 | MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Liam Gillick
Complete Bin Development, 2013
Powder coated aluminium, Plexiglas 6 elements
Courtesy of the artist and Kerlin Gallery.

Bovey Lee
Vase–Re[construction], 2013
Hand cut paper
14 x 24.75 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Grotto Fine Art Limited.

TOMATSU Shomei
Iriomote Island, 1979
Digital print
27 x 39.2 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Misa Shin Gallery.

Rajorshi Ghosh
Cancellation #38, 2013
Archival Inkjet Print on Baryta Photo Rag Paper
22.5 x 19 inches
Ed of 1 + 1 AP
Courtesy of the artist and Seven Art.

Miriam Böhm
Match V, 2012
C-Print
Ed. 2/4 + 2 a.p.
60 x 85 cm / 23 2/3 x 33 1/2 in
Courtesy of the artist and Wentrup, Berlin.

Antonis Donef
Untitled, 2010
ink on paper mounted on canvas
220x170 cm
Courtesy of the artist and The Breeder, Athens.

Ade Darmawan
Introduction to electric tool receiver, 2013
Lenticular print
40 x 120 cm
Series of 4 panels
Each: 40 x 55 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Ark Galerie.

ZHANG Hui
Relief Sculpture (Listening no 3), 2011
Acrylic on canvas
121 x 81 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Bernier/Eliades.

Ichwan Noor
Beetle Sphere, 2013
Aluminium, polyester, real parts from VW beetle '53, paint
180 x 180 x 180 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Art:1 by Mondecor Gallery.
Photo © Art Basel | Hong Kong 2013 | MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Kohei Nawa
PixCell-Maria #10, 2013
20 3/10 × 9 1/10 × 5 9/10 in
51 1/2 × 23 × 15 cm
Courtesy of the artist and SCAI The Bathhouse.

Kohei Nawa
PixCell-Dear #32, 2013
Mixed media
208.7 x 169.6 x 150 cm
Courtesy of the artist and SCAI The Bathhouse.

Hyungkoo Lee
Face Trace 001, 2012
Resin, artificial teeth, stainless steel wire, acrylic, aluminum plate, bolt
36 x 22.4 x 23 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Skape.

Hyungkoo Lee
Mus Animatus, 2008
Resin, stainless steel wires, springs, oil paint, brass, glass, wood
12 9/10 × 8 7/10 × 8 7/10 in
32 4/5 × 22 × 22 cm
Edition of 4
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Skape.

Shinji Ogawa
Stairs, Prague (Perfect World series), 2012
Pencil on paper
31.25 x 26.06 inches
794 x 662 mm
Courtesy of the artist and Standing Pine.

Kendell Geers
Eurovision, 2007
Mirror ball and spray paint
Diameter: 200 cm / 79 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery.
Photo © Art Basel | Hong Kong 2013 | MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Gary Hume
Suicide Snowman, 2013
Marble and corian
25 4/5 × 13 2/5 × 13 2/5 in
65 1/2 × 34 × 34 cm
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.

Adel Abdessemed
Cheval de Turin, 2012
Aluminum and paint
72 7/8 x 59 1/8 inches
185 x 150 cm
Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner.

Mehmet Ali Uysal
Untitled, 2013
Digital print on canvas
47 1/5 × 38 1/5 in
120 × 97 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Pi ARTWORKS.

Kris Martin
Lost Wax XIII, 2013
Bronze and ceramic
8 1/2 × 15 7/10 × 1 3/10 in
21 1/2 × 39 4/5 × 3 3/10 cm
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.

Friedrich Kunath
The Letting Go, 2013
Oil and pencil on canvas
47 x 35 inches
119.4 x 88.9 cm
Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.
Photo by Ben Westoby.

Benjamin Senior
Balancing Sticks (large), 2013
Egg tempera on cotton on aluminium
23 3/5 × 31 1/2 in
60 × 80 cm
Courtesy of the artist and BolteLang.

Seung Yul Oh
'Periphery' (2013)
A "forest" of yellow balloon columns.
Courtesy of the artist and One and J. Gallery.
Photo © Art Basel | Hong Kong 2013 | MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Peter Madden
Come Together, 2007
Found photographs, collage
100 x 100 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Ryan Renshaw.

Matthias Bitzer
Infinite Laughter, 2012
Acrylic and ink on canvas
220 x 160 cm
Private collection
Courtesy of the artist and Francesca Minini.

Do Ho Suh
348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA - Apt. A, Corridor and Staircases (Kanazawa version), 2012
Polyester fabric, metal armature
Apt. A: 271 2/3 x 169 1/3 x 96 1/2 inches / 690 x 430 x 245 cm
Corridor and staircases: 522 5/6 x 70 1/2 x 462 5/8 inches / 1328 x 179 x 1175 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin.

Alighiero Boetti
Mappa, 1979-85
Embroidery
103 x 155 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Tornabuoni Art.

Andreas Gursky
Dubai World I, 2007
Framed: 307 x 223,3 x 6,2 cm / 120 7/8 x 88 x 2 3/8 inches
Copyright Andreas Gursky / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Courtesy of the artist and Sprüth Magers Berlin London.

Penny Byrne
Life is a Riot #2, 2013
Vintage porcelain figurines, vintage action man gas masks and guns, epoxy resin, metal bolts, enamel paints
36 x 37 x 13 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf.

Kyoung Tack Hong
Library, 2009.
Acrylic and oil on canvas
194x259cm
Courtesy of the artist and Hakgojae Gallery.

Peter Madden
Small World Order, 2012
Photocollage on UV perspex, gesso, fimo 24-carat gold, silver leaf
61 x 61 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Ryan Renshaw.

Laurent Grasso
Visibility is a Trap,  2012
Neon, Transformer, Metal Structure,
7.5 (L) x 1 (W) x 3.77 (H) cm.
Courtesy of the artist and Edouard Malingue Gallery.

João Vasco Paiva
‘Objects Encrypted’, 2013
Courtesy of the artist and Edouard Malingue Gallery.

Chen Wei
In the Waves #1, 2013
Archival inkjet print
59 1/10 × 73 4/5 in
150 × 187 1/2 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Leo Xu Projects.

Arlene Shechet
Flower Lounger, 2012
Glazed porcelain
5.5 x 12 x 9.25 inches
14 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm
This artwork was made during the artist's residency at Meissen.
Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Hrair Sarkissian
Istory (No.10), 2011
archival inkjet print
74 4/5 × 59 1/10 in
190 × 150 cm
Edition of 5 + 2AP
Courtesy of the artist and Kalfayan Galleries, Athens – Thessaloniki.

Nick Brandt
Elephant with Exploding Dust, Amboseli, 2004
Platinum print
Signed, numbered and dated by artist in pencil
71 x 71 cm
Edition of 30
Courtesy of the artist and ATLAS Gallery.

Erin Shirreff
No. 16, 2013
Archival pigment print
20 × 20 in
50.8 × 50.8 cm
Edition of 1 + 2AP
Courtesy of the artist and Lisa Cooley Gallery.

Antony Gormley
STUMP II, 2012
Cast iron
116 x 44 x 103 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua.

Ai Weiwei
Hanging Man in Porcelain, 2009
Porcelain in huang huali wood frame, silver
50 x 43.5 x 3.5 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery.

Morimura Yasumasa
Doublonnage-Mona Lisa, 2010
Mixed media
40 x 28.5 cm
Framed: 66 x 54 cm
Ed.50
Courtesy of the artist and ShugoArts.

Liu Jianhua
Painted Sculpture Series - Play No. 16, 2002-2009
Porcelain
72.3 x 72.3 x 23.6 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Beijing Commune.

Tatzu Nishi
The Merlion Hotel, 2011/2013
140 x 200 cm
145 x 205 x 6.3 cm
Type C print
Courtesy of the artist and Arataniurano.

Eko Nugroho
Untitled, 2013
Bronze
8 3/10 × 3 1/2 × 2 in / 21 × 9 × 5 cm
21 × 9 × 5 in /  53.3 × 22.9 × 12.7 cm
Edition 1/6 + 1AP
Courtesy of the artist and Arndt.

Cajsa von Zeipel
Dark Flowers - Mickey, 2013
Jesmonite
235 x 60 x 60 cm
Edition of 3
Courtesy of the artist and Andréhn-Schiptjenko.

Eoin Mc Hugh
Song, John Merrick’s inner ear as a vase, 2013
Bronze, aluminium
61 4/5 × 14 1/5 × 14 1/5 in
157 × 36 × 36 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Kerlin Gallery.

Shomei Tomatsu
Prostitute, Nagoya, 1957
Gelatin silver print
11 3/10 × 8 3/10 in
28 4/5 × 21 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Misa Shin Gallery.

Mario Testino
Midnight London, 2000
LightJet digital c-print
Unframed: 180 x 125 cm / 70.87 x 49.21 inches
Framed: 184.8 x 129.8 cm / 72.76 x 51.1 inches
Courtesy of the photographer and Yvon Lambert.

Ding Yi
Appearance of Crosses 2011-8, 2011
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 140 cm
47 1/4 x 55 inches
Signed, titled and dated verso
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve.

Ivan Lam Wai Hoe
I have loved you too fondly to be fearful of the night, 2012-2013
Synthetic polymer paint and resin on canvas on board, Model submarine encased in resin
92 1/2 × 72 × 4 1/10 in
235 × 183 × 10 1/2 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Wei-Ling Gallery.

Atul Bhalla
Adrift, 2012
Diasec print
Courtesy of the artist and Vadehra Art Gallery.

Zhang Xiaogang
Young Woman, 2013
painted bronze, 89 1/16 x 36 x 36 in. overall installed,
Cast of 3,
Edition of 3 + 1 AP,
Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery.
Photo by Kerry Ryan McFate.

Kata Legrady
Rocking Horse, 2011
Wood with child's saddle
47 1/5 × 27 3/5 × 13 4/5 in
120 × 70 × 35 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Pékin Fine Arts.

Yoshitomo Nara's artworks
Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery.

Chen Wei
Countless Unpredictable Stand No. 1, 2006
Archival ink jet print
100 x 150 cm
39 3/8 x 59 1/8 inches
Edition of 8 + 2 AP (#4/8)
Courtesy of the artist and Ben Brown Fine Arts.

Simon Birch
Screwfizzer, 2013
Oil on canvas
190 x 160 cm
74 3/4 x 63 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Ben Brown Fine Arts.

Hans-Peter Feldmann
Liebespaar ohne Köpfe in Holzkiste, 2013
B&W photo, cut out
Framed: 53 x 37 cm / 20.9 x 14.6 inches
Unframed: 43 x 27,5 cm / 16.9 x 10.8 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Johnen Galerie.

Cover 'No2' of Yatzer's 'Highlights of ART BASEL 2013, Hong Kong' designed by Costas Voyatzis, featuring 'Auction II, 2013' by Insook Kim. Courtesy of

Cover 'No2' of Yatzer's 'Highlights of ART BASEL 2013, Hong Kong' designed by Costas Voyatzis, featuring 'Auction II, 2013' by Insook Kim. Courtesy of the artist and 313 Art Project.

The Highlights Of Art Basel in Hong Kong {2013}

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