This year, experts enthusiastically noted the high level of material presented in Hong Kong. Sales are slowly but surely

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Wednesday in Hong Kong opened contemporary art fair ART HK, and immediately pleased with some good sales and a general recognition of the fact that the level of the material in this year's very worthy, despite the fact that the fair is held the week before the opening of the world's major art fairs "ArtBazel."

sales, as it usually happens in Hong Kong, already the first evening were confident, but not quick, but the slowness of local collectors compensated by the fact that this year there are many works in this museum quality, and Also there are some very interesting stands. For example, it is worth noting Aquavella gallery with an exhibition by Joan Mitchell (Joan Mitchell) and the Galleria d'Arte Maggiore, showing the work of Giorgio Morandi (Georgio Morandi). Attracted the attention of experts and Gallery Michael Werner, who presented an excellent selection of works by German artists of the XX century from the 1920s until the end of the century, prepared by the head of contemporary art at the Hermitage, Dmitry Ozerkovym to include works by authors such as Ernst Wilhelm Nay (Ernst Wilhelm Nay) and Georg Baselitz (Georg Baselitz). The latter is true gallery since his first exhibition in 1963.

On the first evening gallery Cheim & Reid sold the picture of Louise Bourgeois (Louise Bourgeois) for 100 thousand dollars and collage Behlera Donald (Donald Baechler) at 50,000. White Cube Gallery has successfully sold the work of Antony Gormley (Antony Gormley), Nibon Rachel (Rachel Kneebone), Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst). Among the first brightest sales is worth noting also de Sarthe Gallery, sold two works by modernist Chu TeChunya (ChuTehChun), and one - for $ 3 million, Spruth Magers gallery with works of Sterling Ruby (Sterling Ruby) for 155 thousand dollars, and George Condo (George Condo ) per 150 000.

eye feast for visitors to the stand Galerie Gmurzynska works of Wilfredo Lam (Wilfredo Lam), Joan Miró (Joan Miro) and Fernando Botero (Fernando Botero), designed as a favorite Asia Zaha Hadid (Zaha Hadid).

Fair runs until May 20.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru