Asia Contemporary Art Show to hit Hong Kong in March… and keep on giving year-round

Day Dreaming Up in the Clouds by Zhang Wei

Christmas has come and gone, and with it the time for sharing and giving. But if the post-festive blues have got you down or you’re still feeling particularly greedy, fear not, because the Asia Contemporary Art Show just KEEPS ON GIVING!
 
Come March 12 – 15, Hongkongers can expect to see more than 3,000 stunning pieces of artwork from more than 100 local and international galleries at the uber luxurious Conrad Hong Kong.

 Beijing Girl No. 17 by Zhang Xiangming

But this isn’t just a once-in-a-blue-moon sort of thing, as a virtual art show goes on all through the year on the Asia Contemporary Art Show website, which lets you check out the works online and provides all the names and details of 700 artists from 44 countries.
 
So scour the website to your heart’s content and find the paintings, sculptures, limited editions and photographs you just have to see at the show.

 Buildings in Water by Leung Pak Ho Pako

You can buy them there and then if you’re the impatient sort, at the show if you’re the spur-of-the-moment sort, or after the show if you’re the indecisive sort
 
What you get at the show that you can’t get online, however, is the chance to meet and chit-chat with 60 of the coveted artists, helping you learn more about their inspiration and hear the weird and wonderful explanations of their weird and wonderful work.

My Beautiful Polar Bear (limited edition in teal) by Scott Redford

Mark Saunderson, director of Asia Contemporary Art Ltd., believes that the show has much to offer Hong Kong art lovers.
 
“We have a vision to revolutionise art sales in Hong Kong – we want to improve efficiency, increase transparency, and add services like consumers have grown to expect in many other businesses,” he gushes.

Old Future by Kwak Seung-yong

Watch out, art-lovin’ Hongkongers. Your elitist hobby might go mainstream yet!
 
What: Asia Contemporary Art Show
When: March 12 – 15, 2015. Get the timings here
Where: 40 – 44th floors, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Admiralty. (Google Maps)
Price: VIP: HKD260; Standard: HKD180 (admits two if purchased online; admits one if purchased at the door).
Tickets: Get them here!
 

Coconuts Hong Kong is a media partner of the Asia Contemporary Art Show.