Art Basel Hong Kong Grows

Art Basel Hong Kong will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from March 27–29, 2026, with Preview Days on March 25–26, and the fair’s Global Lead Partner is UBS. (artbasel.com) Participating galleries span 41 countries and territories and include 32 first‑time exhibitors joining the fair’s line‑up. (mch-group.com) The fair’s main Galleries sector comprises 182 booths, and 29 of the participating dealers operate permanent gallery spaces in Hong Kong. (artsy.net) Art Basel’s new Echoes sector will present ten curated booths focused on works made in the past five years, with each presentation featuring up to three artists. (artbasel.com) A parallel initiative, Zero 10, is the fair’s digital‑art programme making its Asia debut and will feature 14 exhibitors dedicated to digital practices. (voguehk.com) Art Basel and M+ have co‑commissioned Pakistani‑American artist Shahzia Sikander’s animated façade work 3 to 12 Nautical Miles for the M+ building, while the fair’s expanded public programme includes a large‑scale digital projection in Central and an enlarged Art Basel Shop. (artasiapacific.com) New permanent and pop‑up venues are swelling the citywide calendar: Gold, a cultural salon from Serakai Studio, is opening in Wong Chuk Hang, and the HKADC’s ADC Artspace at Landmark South is hosting open studios, while Pearl Lam has launched Pearl Lam Projects with off‑site exhibitions in Central. (scmp.com) Regional travel disruption remains a factor for visiting collectors and galleries: Cathay Pacific extended suspension of flights to Dubai and Riyadh through March 31 amid Middle East volatility, and airspace restrictions have contributed to hundreds of cancellations and delays across Asian hubs (774 cancellations and 2,146 delays reported in one tally as of March 11). (scmp.com)