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Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 returns with an expanded program that brings together new sector developments, fresh perspectives, and citywide collaborations, reinforcing the fair’s role as the leading platform for artistic exchange in Asia and beyond. The show will feature 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories, with more than half operating spaces across the Asia Pacific. Art Basel Hong Kong, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from March 27–29, 2026, with Preview Days on March 25 and 26.
Additional highlights include:
- Encounters, the sector dedicated to large-scale sculpture, installation, and performance, will enter a new chapter under the leadership of an international curatorial team headed by Mami Kataoka, alongside Isabella Tam, Alia Swastika, and Hirokazu Tokuyama.
- The Asia debut of Zero 10, Art Basel’s global initiative dedicated to art of the digital era.
- The Art Basel Shop will present special editions and collaborations created exclusively for Art Basel Hong Kong.
Please note that media representatives must be accreditated by Art Basel to attend the fair. Learn more here.
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UBS
Global Lead Partner
UBS has a long history of supporting contemporary art and artists. The firm has one of the world’s most important corporate art collections. UBS seeks to advance the international conversation about the art market through its global lead partnership with Art Basel, and as co-publisher of the ‘Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report’ and the ‘Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting’. UBS also supports some of the world’s most important arts institutions, events, and fairs. For more information about UBS’s commitment to contemporary art, visit ubs.com/art.
Image credit UBS: Mary Rozell, Global Head UBS Art Collection, and Ed Ruscha, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek.
Photo: David Parry, Artwork: UBS Art Collection ©Ed Ruscha
Read the press release in Traditional Chinese here.
Read the press release in Simplified Chinese here.