Art lovers, dealers and collectors to flock to Convention Centre Fair

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Fine Art Asia Fair founder Andy Hei Photo: MasterArt

Fine art spanning 5000 years of human culture will be on display at the Fine Art Asia Fair from 4 to 7 October at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The annual event is the creation of Andy Hei, a dealer in classical Chinese furniture.

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Carrie Lam at last year’s Fine Art Asia Fair blissfully unaware of coming calamity      Photo: HKGov

Some of the world’s most renowned galleries will have booths at the show displaying and sometimes offering for sale: Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Islamic arts; Chinese porcelain; modern British art; Chinese ink painting and carpets; Chinese lacquer works; Himalayan art; Indochinese jewellery; and antique English and Indian silver.

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Cezanne’s “La Vie des Champs” will be on display at the Masterpiece Pavilion

The first British Masterpiece Pavilion at the fair will host art from a dozen galleries and is promising to show Cezanne’s “La Vie des Champs” and engraved gems from the collection of Poland’s Prince Stanislaw Poniatowski.

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The Opening Ceremony at the 2018 Fair    Photo: Fineartasia

Andy Hei is the founder of Fine Art Asia, now 13 years old, and scion of a family that has dealt in Ming and Qing huanghuali and zitan furniture for 70 years. Andy has organised 18 international art fairs in Hong Kong. Entry is $120 for an adult, $200 if two go together. The fair coincides with art auctions held at the Convention Centre.

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