Hong Kong

Public Program

A series of curated programs to be presented in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and other locations around the city, inviting visitors and the community to experience a thought-provoking art journey beyond the show floor. Free of charge and open to all, the public program includes panel discussions at Conversations, screenings presented at Film, a multipurpose content platform at Exchange Circle for experimental content presentations, and more.

The Film program offers a global perspective, transcending regional boundaries with works by filmmakers from Asia and beyond. 
This year, the film program will be curated by Ellen Pau, a pioneering media artist and curator whose practice has shaped Hong Kong&rsquo;s art and technology landscape.

Film

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Art Basel&rsquo;s flagship talks program, Conversations, brings together today&rsquo;s most inspiring cultural figures. Experience live debates and learn from thought leaders as they exchange on the key topics shaping the world of art and culture today.&nbsp;
This year, the program will include a day of talks guest-curated by Venus Lau, currently Director of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) in Jakarta, for a day-long series of discussion.
Conversations are free of charge and open to all. 
The program will be conducted in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, with simultaneous interpretation available alongside.
All talks will be recorded and available on YouTube and on the Art Basel website after the fair.
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Conversations

Exchange Circle serves as an open platform for short and experimental presentations in front of a focused audience. Presentations include artist talks, discussions, lectures, book presentations, signings, and workshops. Located at Level 1 Concourse. Free admission.

Exchange Circle

Beyond the HKCEC, Art Basel will continue to expand its artistic reach across the city. For the fifth year, Art Basel and M+ will co-commission an artwork for the M+ Facade, presented by UBS. From March 23, 2026, Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander&rsquo;s 3 to 12 Nautical Miles, a radiant animation that brings her hand-painted watercolours to life on the museum&rsquo;s exterior, mapping enduring currents of power, trade, and global exchange.
Rooted in the visual language of East India Company manuscript paintings, the work emerges as meditation on empire, authority, and the networks that continue to shape global life&mdash;spanning 19th-century Hong Kong, the Mainland, and South Asia, to the interconnected economies of the present. This commission reflects Art Basel&rsquo;s commitment to bringing ambitious contemporary art into the public realm.
For the screening details, please stay tuned for updates on the <a href="https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/events/">M+ website</a>.&nbsp;

Co-commission by Art Basel and M+ 

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