Hong Kong is a highly cultural city, where both local people and tourists are interested in acquiring one of a kind objects d’art. Their longing for art is fulfilled by Hong Kong Art Basel, which is actually an art fair that is held here on every March. Many artist reps in Hong Kong participate in this art fair and exhibit their creative talents various art forms. But there are also a few other art fairs, which are held at different times of the year. Recently art lovers and local artists have together launched some distinguished art fairs, among the most notable being The Affordable Art Fair, Hotel Art Fair and Asia Contemporary Art Show.
Hong Kong is recognized as one of the leading metropolitan cities of the world, where various contemporary art forms are bought and sold in the local art marketplace. In addition to the Hong Kong Art market, art lovers also enthusiastically visit the Art Auctions held wveey year, where they can buy some magnificent works, created by reputed local Chinese artists, like Cao Fei, Zhang Xiaogang, and Zeng Fangzhi, who rank among the topmost artists of the world, earning millions of dollars from this annual auction. Thw secondary art market has flourished as well and comprises a major portion of the Hong Kong art market, as the art buyers are quite content with the highest quality art works available here, making Hong Kong the third largest auction center of the world, just after London and New York.
Seeing the flourishing art auction business here, several new auction houses have opened in the city, where several genres of Chinese artists are put up for auction.
Another option to watch and appreciate Hong Kong art is to visit the art galleries of this city, most of which have been operational for years. Now more than 60 Hong Kong art galleries are running successfully, and are kept open unril late during the tourist season, the most famous being Osage Art Gallery. A walking map tour is designed for the convenience of foreign buyers, so that they can just walk easily from one gallery to another, throughout the day enjoying complimentary food and drink.
There are noteworthy artworks displayed at different points throughout Hong Kong, all of which can be seen by taking a guided walking tour through the city, known as ArtWalk Extra, which also shows all the historically important places of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Cultural Center is specially designed for art lovers, on Tsim Sha Tsui, facing Victoria Harbor and it is famous for housing the annual Hong Kong Art Festival every February and March. The Jockey Club Cultural and Art Center (JCCAC) is another place, which holds the art studios of more than 140 artists and a rooftop theatre. Many historical buildings in Hong Kong are looked after by JCCAC, which are located near this art house.
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