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UBS returns as Art Basel sponsor

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UBS will present a comprehensive programme of public, client and employee activities during the fourth edition of Art Basel’s show in Hong Kong, which will take place from 24 to 26 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Featuring 239 leading international galleries from 35 countries, Art Basel in Hong Kong will showcase the best in Modern and contemporary art, particularly from the Asia and Asia-Pacific regions, which account for half of the galleries in the exhibition.Continuing its tradition of presenting artworks from the renowned UBS Art Collection, UBS will host an exhibition of works by internationally renowned artists in its VIP lounge. This year’s presentation features artists who have studied the human figure in their practice, including Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari, Xu Zhen, Franz Gertsch, Yasumasa Morimura, Michael Borremans, and Sandro Chia.Kathryn Shih, president of UBS Asia Pacific said: “UBS is proud to support the Art Basel show in Hong Kong – Art Basel is an important and historic part of our global contemporary art portfolio. The show in Hong Kong showcases the best art from the region and we are delighted to see how the show has developed from strength to strength, bringing the city’s cultural life to the foreground for this special week and marking Hong Kong as a truly international arts hub.”The popular UBS Junior Art Hub, a joint initiative with Art Basel, will be reinstated at the show this year, providing children with free and engaging art-inspired activities throughout the week. This year’s focus for the UBS Junior Art Hub is photography and portraits.Beginning in March at the Art Basel show in Hong Kong, Planet Art for Android will make the app available on devices world-wide. Planet Art presents a snapshot of trending topics and relevant contemporary art news based on data gathered from global media sources. The app is a simple, effective tool to objectively navigate and distil vast amounts of information about contemporary art, collecting and organising news, features, and market stories into custom content streams for users. Planet Art can be downloaded via the Apple App Store or Google Play.

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