Specially highlighted within SCOPE Art Show, ART ASIA concluded its first edition in Basel with strong sales and VIP attendance. Its new location at Sportplatz Landhof, just 100 metres from Art 40 Basel, attracted over 14,000 visitors during its 7 day run. Many galleries reported sales to top and mid range collectors with impressive overall sales.

New participants such as C-Space (Beijing), Canvas International Art (Amstelveen), Paris Beijing Photo Gallery (Beijing), LiKailin (Cheshire), Connoisseur Contemporary (Hong Kong) and Da Xiang Art Space (Taichung City) all showcased remarkable, significant Chinese contemporary artists such as Yue Minjun, Liu Xiaodong, Wang Guangyi, Li Wei, Gao Brothers, Fan Xiaoyan, and Zhang Yu etc.

Melle Hendrikse of C-Space (Beijing), who shared a booth with Canvas Interna- tional Art (Amstelveen), exclaimed: “We are glad we came and will come again next year. We’ve sold photographs and some of our more expensive paintings, which is good.”

Returning exhibitors such as Henry Au-Yeung of Grotto Fine Art from Hong Kong said: “For us, representing Hong Kong artists, this fair proved that the interests of European collectors are more in tune with what we had to offer and that the current economic situation did not affect genuine knowledge-based buying.” Au-Yeung also added, “Quality works always have a market.”

For a list of exhibitors, please visit ARCHIVES under EXHIBITORS.