organized by the hong kong design centre, the 2011 edition of art HK hong kong international art fair opens its doors thursday, may 26th until sunday, may 29th 2011. since its inception in 2008, the event has established itself as one of the most extensive showcases of modern and contemporary art in asia. more than 260 galleries from 38 countries will gather at the hong kong convention and exhibition centre representing a diverse selection of works by international artists.

new to the fair this year is ‘art futures’, an art HK feature which showcases emerging talent represented by galleries established in or after 2006. sponsored by lane crawford, 20sqm and 30 sqm spaces will present one or two gallery artists who must be aged 35 or less at the time of application.

you can see a full listing of participating galleries here.

art HK 11: hong kong international art fair cao fei + MAP office create a site-specific installation and experience via film and the online virtual community, second life with ‘no lab on tour’, an exhibition that recalls the natural disaster of hurricane katrina image courtesy of SCAD (savannah college of art and design hong kong)

the fair also includes many off-site exhibitions that will still be on show past the duration of art HK 2011 such as ‘no lab’ a multimedia exhibition in which guangzhou native cao fei joins forces with hong kong-based studio MAP office to create a site-specific installation and experience via film and the online virtual community, recalling the natural disaster of hurricane katrina on show at SCAD gallery hong kong from may 27th to august 12th, 2011.

art HK 11: hong kong international art fair zhang huan ‘three heads six arms’ steel and copper, 2008 315 x 709 x 394 inches (800 x 1800 x 1000 cm) san francisco civic center plaza, san francisco courtesy of san francisco arts commission and the pace gallery, NY

shanghai and new york-based artist zhang huan exhibits his 15 ton ‘three heads six arms’ within the exterior plaza of the 1881 heritage mall until june 30th, 2011.

art HK 11: hong kong international art fair halley cheng feng shui furnishing minis vs. matteo ricci ball pen, pencil, charcoal, oil based pen and oil on wood 81.3 X 122 cm 2011

grotto fine art presents ‘game theory’ an exhibition of new works by hong kong-based artist halley cheng. for this series, cheng mixes imagery from old paintings, inserting traditional chinese literati sentiment into compositions with a contemporary approach, combining these protagonists with images with video game motifs and symbols. the show runs until may 28th, 2011.