Art Basel puts spotlight on Hong Kong

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Art Basel puts spotlight on Hong Kong

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/art-basel-puts-spotlight-hong-kong-034252435.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pnhN8EXO_7045hvAiwXDaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/a89437067c719de557e00f267043323da0c2c3d7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Clouds clear away from Victoria Harbour after a rainstorm in Hong Kong on May 8, 2014" align="left" title="Clouds clear away from Victoria Harbour after a rainstorm in Hong Kong on May 8, 2014" border="0" /></a>Hong Kong's tallest building will transform into a glowing art installation this week, a beacon showing off the city's ambition to be recognised as a major cultural hub with its second Art Basel fair. German artist Carsten Nicolai was commissioned by Art Basel to turn the 118-storey International Commerce Centre (ICC) on the Kowloon peninsula into a glowing installation called \&quot;(alpha) Pulse\&quot;, one of many art events scheduled around the fair's opening. Along with an installation by British artist Tracey Emin illuminating the city’s historic Peninsula hotel, such displays are a flashy signal of intent by Hong Kong, the world's third-biggest auction market behind New York and London. Hong Kong Art Basel, which begins Wednesday at the city's harbour front convention centre, will this year bring together 245 participating galleries -- half coming from Asia and Asia-Pacific.</p><br clear="all"/>

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