The Film sector of Art Basel's Hong Kong enters its fifth edition with an ambitious line-up of 59 film and video works. Curated by multi-media artist and film producer Li Zhenhua, it brings you seven Special Screenings at Theatre 2, HKCEC, and a Short Film program of seven diverse themes. The Short Films will be screened at the Hong Kong Arts Centre Cinema and rerun at the HKCEC on the evenings of the same day.
Today's highlight:
Wednesday, March 28
4pm | Short Film | ‘The War That Never Was’
4:40pm | Short Film | 'Oracle'
7pm | Special Screening | Wang Xiaoshuai: Days Gone By – Yu Hong (2009)
8:45pm | Special Screening | Qiu Anxiong: New Classic of Mountains and Seas III (2013-2017)
Meanwhile, you can also preview the topics and speakers from our Conversations program, curated by Stephanie Bailey. This year, the program presents exciting dialogs between prominent and important figures of the international artworld. Simultaneous translation is available in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
Today's highlight:
Wednesday, March 28
11am to 12noon | Art Market Talk | The State of the Market: A Review | Speakers: Dr. Clare McAndrew, Noah Horowitz, Alexandre Errera and Enid Tsui
12noon to 1:30pm | The Art of the Commission: Funding Cultural Production | Speakers: Hoor Al Qasimi, Nadia Samdani, Rosa Daniel, Leong Cheung, Jam Acuzar and Aaron Cezar
1:30pm to 3pm | Collector Talk | The Evolving Collector: Collecting as a Beginning | Speakers: Joumana Asseily, Rudy Tseng, Daisuke Miyatsu, Luba Michailova, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Rose Lejeune
3pm to 4:30pm | The Collecting Institution | Acquisitions and Representations | Speakers: Agustín Pérez Rubio, Frances Morris, Michael Govan, Juan Andrés Gaitán, Eve Tam and András Szántó
5pm to 6:30pm | Artist Talk | Nobody Ever Asked Me: Bai Ling and Sophia Al-Maria in Conversation | Speakers: Sophia Al-Maria, Bai Ling and Hans Ulrich Obrist
We encourage you to bookmark your favorite events on our online events calendar to better plan your visit. We look forward to seeing you soon.