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Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · No. 222

Hong Kong

All Hong Kong news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

15 stories across Hong Kong, Contemporary, London, and Paris. Latest: White Cube Announces Representation of Tesfaye Urgessa, Debut Exhibition in Hong Kong.

White Cube Announces Representation of Tesfaye Urgessa, Debut Exhibition in Hong Kong

White Cube Announces Representation of Tesfaye Urgessa, Debut Exhibition in Hong Kong

White Cube has announced its representation of Ethiopian painter Tesfaye Urgessa (b. 1983).

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M+ and Centre Pompidou Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership

M+ and Centre Pompidou Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership

On July 24, 2026, M+ and Centre Pompidou announced a multi-year strategic partnership, building on a 2024 MoU.

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M+ to Present Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus Exhibition in September 2026

M+ to Present Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus Exhibition in September 2026

M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, will open "Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus" on September 12, 2026, running through January 2027.

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Christie's Hong Kong Spring Sales Total HKD 958M / USD 124M

Christie's Hong Kong Spring Sales Total HKD 958M / USD 124M

Christie's Hong Kong 2026 spring luxury week live auctions achieved a combined total of HKD 958 million (USD 124 million), the auction house announced.

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M+ Museum in Hong Kong Announces Membership Program with Unlimited Gallery Access

M+ Museum in Hong Kong Announces Membership Program with Unlimited Gallery Access

M+, the museum of visual culture in Hong Kong, has announced a new membership program offering unlimited admission to all galleries and exhibitions, along with free tickets for selected cinema screenings.

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Christie's to Relocate Asia-Pacific Headquarters to The Henderson in Hong Kong in 2024

Christie's to Relocate Asia-Pacific Headquarters to The Henderson in Hong Kong in 2024

Christie's will move its Asia-Pacific headquarters to The Henderson, a new landmark in Hong Kong's Central district designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for Henderson Land Development.

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Art Basel Hong Kong Announces 2024 Programming Including Conversations Series and New Retail Concept

Art Basel Hong Kong Announces 2024 Programming Including Conversations Series and New Retail Concept

Art Basel provides practical information for its Hong Kong show, listing leading galleries from established to emerging that are participating in the fair. The Conversations program brings together cultural figures for live debates on topics shaping art and culture.

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M+ Names Heidi Lau and Wong Ping Joint Winners of the 2025 Sigg Prize

M+ Names Heidi Lau and Wong Ping Joint Winners of the 2025 Sigg Prize

M+ has named Heidi Lau and Wong Ping as joint winners of the Sigg Prize 2025. The Sigg Prize 2025 exhibition, presenting works by the winners and four other shortlisted artists, is on view in The Studio at M+ with free entry until 4 January 2026.

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Bonhams Sets World Record for Japanese Whisky with HK$8.25M Yamazaki 50 Year Old Sale

Bonhams Sets World Record for Japanese Whisky with HK$8.25M Yamazaki 50 Year Old Sale

Bonhams achieved a new world auction record for a bottle of Japanese whisky at its Legendary Japanese Whisky sale in Hong Kong. A unique Yamazaki 50 Year Old created exclusively for Club Natsume sold for HK$8,250,000, nearly doubling its high estimate of HK$4,200,000.

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M+ and Leeum Museum of Art to Present Comprehensive Lee Bul Survey in Hong Kong

M+ and Leeum Museum of Art to Present Comprehensive Lee Bul Survey in Hong Kong

M+ in Hong Kong will present Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now at the M+ West Gallery from March 14 to August 9, 2026.

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Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Visitor Guidelines and Security Protocols for Upcoming Fair

Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Visitor Guidelines and Security Protocols for Upcoming Fair

Art Basel Hong Kong supplies a floorplan to locate participating galleries and information on its Conversations and film program at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Partners listed are the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Qatar Airways and Westminster Travel Ltd.

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Global Art Market Sales Rise 4% to $59.6 Billion in 2025, Art Basel and UBS Report Finds

Global Art Market Sales Rise 4% to $59.6 Billion in 2025, Art Basel and UBS Report Finds

The global art market returned to growth in 2025, with sales increasing by 4% year-on-year to an estimated $59.6 billion, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2026.

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Lisson Gallery to Feature Masaomi Yasunaga and Tishan Hsu at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026

Lisson Gallery to Feature Masaomi Yasunaga and Tishan Hsu at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026

Lisson Gallery returns to Art Basel Hong Kong, presenting works by Olga de Amaral, Tony Cragg, Shirazeh Houshiary, Tishan Hsu, Leiko Ikemura, Oliver Lee Jackson, Anish Kapoor, Josh Kline, Christopher Le Brun, Li Ran, Tatsuo Miyajima, Julian Opie, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Masaomi Yasunaga and Yu Hong.

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White Cube Announces Global Exhibition Schedule and Art Fair Participation for 2026

White Cube Announces Global Exhibition Schedule and Art Fair Participation for 2026

White Cube has published dates for multiple exhibitions in 2026 including Venice, Italy from 6 May to 27 September, Nairobi from 19 February to 5 April, Hong Kong from 25 to 29 March, Salvador, Brazil from 29 January to 26 April, Salzburg, Austria from 1 April to 18 October, Florence, Italy from .

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Bonhams Hong Kong Announces Yayoi Kusama Single-Owner Auction and Hsiao Chin Selling Exhibition

Bonhams Hong Kong Announces Yayoi Kusama Single-Owner Auction and Hsiao Chin Selling Exhibition

Bonhams will stage the live auction MORE THAN RED: A Single Owner Collection of Exceptional Works by Yayoi Kusama on 28 March 2026 and the selling exhibition Hsiao Chin: Great Ego in Infinity from 18 March to 9 April 2026 in Hong Kong.

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