The annual Art Basel returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in March, presenting 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories. More than half of these galleries have operating spaces across Asia, with 29 of them based in Hong Kong, showcasing the dynamic art scene and energy of the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, 32 galleries from Australia, Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Turkey, France, Georgia, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States will participate in the fair for the first time, bringing a more diverse range of artistic perspectives to the audience.

Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, says, “The 2026 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong is a celebration of the city’s status as Asia’s global hub for culture. Hong Kong’s unique strengths – its tax-free status, free-port heritage, logistical ease, multilingual accessibility, and unrivalled connectivity – continue to underpin its position as a gateway to the region’s rich cultural diversity and dynamic art market.”

Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, says, “The 2026 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong is a celebration of the city’s status as Asia’s global hub for culture. Hong Kong’s unique strengths – its tax-free status, free-port heritage, logistical ease, multilingual accessibility, and unrivalled connectivity – continue to underpin its position as a gateway to the region’s rich cultural diversity and dynamic art market.”

This year’s fair is actively incorporating fresh creativity and cross-cultural perspectives. An international curatorial team headed by Chief Curator of Mori Art Museum, Mami Kataoka, along with Isabella Tam, Alia Swastika, and Hirokazu Tokuyama, will co-curate the “Encounters” sector. It will present the exhibition’s most immersive large-scale installations, sculptures, and performance art pieces through the lens of Asian contemporary art. In addition, the new “Echoes” initiative narrates pioneering contemporary art practices with 13 galleries. Each gallery features a curated selection of works from up to three artists from the past five years, presenting cutting-edge practices in contemporary art in a curated manner.

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Madrid-based art gallery Max Estrella brings Tiffany Chung’s works to the Echoes sector. Born in Da Nang, and having immigrated to America as a refugee after the Vietnam War, Tiffany is deeply concerned with social, political, economic, and environmental processes. She is adept at transforming research findings into embroidered cartographic works and mixed-media installations. This exhibition will showcase her embroidered spice route map produced in 2024-2025, which uses data she collected to examine how the spice trade has shaped the culinary, economic, and political pulse of the world over the past thousands of years.