Overshadowed in the past decade by the extraordinary rise in prices for certain contemporary Chinese paintings, Hong Kong’s small but active group of young artists have been more or less ignored by big collectors, auction houses, art institutions, commercial galleries and the public.
Hong Kong already hosts the world’s biggest art auctions; now it wants to attract international artists and galleries to create a world-leading arts hub.
A vintage photographic and poster display at the Mandarin Hong Kong and charity exhibition by pioneering transplant surgeon Sir Roy Calne at the Private Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.