Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Many Artists at ART HK International Art Fair Revel in Freedom to Support Ai Weiwei

May 28, 2011 by  
Filed under Arts Policy

HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Ai Weiwei may be languishing in Chinese detention, but the influence of the prominent artist and social activist has permeated Hong Kong’s burgeoning art scene, from glitzy art fairs to edgy street art. The cavernous halls of the ART HK International art fair straddling the iconic harbor are filled with a blitz of works, from the nature-inspired art of Iceland’s Olafur Eliasson to male nude photographs by Zhang Huan. But tucked inside one of nearly 300 galleries [...]