Fair Play

The cancellation of Art Basel in Hong Kong and a string of other events in March was a huge blow to galleries in the city—and not just financially.

“These events represent a moment, a gathering together of collectors and curators from all over the world, and obviously we’re missing that,” says Fabio Rossi, director of Rossi & Rossi gallery and co-president of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association (HKAGA). “But that negative moment led to some opportunity, and one of the effects that to me was very special was that the HKAGA was approached by different public spaces in Hong Kong asking, ‘How can we help the galleries? We