The art world, in context
News and developments across Hong Kong.
Tran Luu Hau's 2005 canvas Park hammered for $359,000 at Sotheby's Hong Kong on 29 September, smashing his previous auction record by 125% and selling at more than four and a half times its low estimate.
Source date ·Wu Guanzhong's 1979 Rice paddies of Central Sichuan sold for $701,600 at Christie's Hong Kong on 30 September, a 3% decline from the $723,600 it achieved at Sotheby's in 2021.
Source date ·The concluding chapter of Asia Art Archive's 25th anniversary, on view at its Sheung Wan space until 31 October 2026, features Salima Hashmi, Holly Lee, Bahc Yiso and Raqs Media Collective through rare archival materials and early works.
A necklace of 39 Burmese jadeite beads set with diamonds, estimated at up to HKD 25 million (about $3.2 million), will lead Poly Auction's High Jewelry & Important Watches sale in Hong Kong on October 6, 2026. More than 240 jewels are on offer.
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Image: ArtskThe Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong sold 46 works for $85.59 million, landing within estimates and led by a Yoshitomo Nara painting at $9.14 million.
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Image: ArtskThe 2011 canvas, never before offered at auction, headlines Christie's Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Evening Sale on September 29, 2026, estimated at HK$48-68 million, weeks after the artist's death aged 97.
The one-off white-gold Cartier Cheich fetched HK$26.5 million ($3.4 million) at Sotheby's Hong Kong after a nine-minute bidding battle.
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Image: ArtskBen Brown Fine Arts opened Echoes of Day and Night, a solo exhibition by Qi Lei, in Hong Kong on September 12, with works exploring the interplay of light and darkness.
Source date ·Museums · Exhibitions · Sha Tin
More than 300 objects, reconstructed rooms, costumes and screenings fill the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's tribute to Leslie Cheung, opening 9 September in Sha Tin.
Blindspot Gallery's 'Soft Borders' group show opened with a 12 September reception as part of Hong Kong's Southside Saturdays; the exhibition runs 15 September–7 November 2026 with artists including Igshaan Adams, Angela Su and Yee I-Lann.
Image: ArtskThe Hong Kong-raised artist discusses a performance shaped by Chinese opera and queer cultural memory.
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