Fine Art Asia
(02 Oct 2016 - 05 Oct 2016)
http://www.fineartasia.com/
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Asia's leading international fine art fair returns during the peak art
season in October 2016
Fine Art Asia 2016, Asia's leading international fine art fair, will return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Sunday 2nd to Wednesday 5th October 2016, with a VIP Preview and Vernissage on Saturday 1st October.
Over the past decade, Fine Art Asia has become renowned as Asia's foremost fair dedicated to art and antiques. The fair showcases museum-quality works of art spanning 5,000 years of cultural history, from antiquity to the present day. In 2015, Fine Art Asia displayed more than 6,500 outstanding works of art worth HK$2.8 billion, and attracted 25,800 visitors from all over the world. The fair provides an unrivalled opportunity to view and acquire the best artworks across a wide range of disciplines.
Fine Art Asia 2016 is staged at the peak of the October art season in Hong Kong and coincides with Sotheby's auctions in the same venue. The vibrant atmosphere in the art scene at this time of year attracts a sophisticated, appreciative audience of dealers, collectors, curators and art lovers from throughout Asia as well as from all over the world.
A Unique Fair
Fine Art Asia, founded in 2006,is the only fair in Asia to showcase a wide range of collectible fine art from both Asia and the West. The fair has consistently pioneered new categories and provides an ideal platform to cater to the widening tastes of keen Asian collectors and the maturing Asian art market.
Hong Kong is the focal point of the art market in Asia and one of the top three art auction centres in the world, along with New York and London. With world-class galleries, auction houses and art fairs, it plays a vital role in the global art market. The recent success of major contemporary art fairs, followed by the very positive results at Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring Auctions, defied predictions of an art market slowdown.
Highlight Galleries
Fine Art Asia attracts the world's most prestigious galleries, all leading experts in their respective fields, from both Hong Kong and Asia and all over the world.
Among renowned galleries returning to Fine Art Asia 2016 in the antiques section are leading international dealers such as Rossi & Rossi, London and Hong Kong, with rare Buddhist and Hindu paintings, sculptures and ritual objects from China, India and the Himalayas; Robert Hall, London focusing on Chinese snuff bottles; Vanderven Oriental Art, The Netherlands, presenting Chinese porcelain and works of art; Koopman Rare Art, London, showcasing fine antique silver; Galerie Lamy, Brusselsspecialising in Oriental and Chinese porcelain, bronzes and jades; and Somlo Antiques, London, showing exquisite antique timepieces.
In the art section, Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam, will bring rare Old Master paintings including etchings by Rembrandt, and fine modern paintings. Galerie Dumonteil, Paris, Shanghai and New York returns with the best in modern and contemporary Western art and sculpture on animal themes. Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong will showcase innovative works by Hong Kong contemporary artists; while Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, will highlight Chinese contemporary art in a variety of different media. Whitestone Gallery, Tokyo and Hong Kong, also returns to the fair with masterpieces of Japanese and international 20th century and contemporary art.
Fair Organiser
Art & Antique International Fair Ltd (AAIF) was founded in 2005 by well-known antique Chinese furniture dealer Andy Hei to provide a vibrant new platform in the Hong Kong for the art world in Asia and worldwide. The company is the pioneer of art fairs in Hong Kong: its inaugural fair in 2006 was the first international art fair in Hong Kong in more than a decade.
In 2010, Fine Art Asia was recognised as Hong Kong's first globally acclaimed non-corporate art enterprise brand, featuring internationally renowned fine art and jewellery exhibitors as well as attracting the world's foremost collectors.
In 2011, Asian contemporary art collector and promoter Calvin Hui joined Fine Art Asia as Co-Chairman and Director, sharing his knowledge of the Asian art market and his public relations network to enhance and continue the expansion of the fair.
Art and Antique International Fair Ltd has successfully held 12 fairs in Hong Kong to date.
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