A DIFFERENT LENS

Para Site’s curators are putting together the selections for the film sector at this year’s Art Basel to bridge the gap between canvas and screen, and demonstrate the significance of film in the context of fine art

By Zabrina Lo

Art Basel will see the halls of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre filled with paintings, sculptures and installations from March 28 to 30, showcasing works from 242 local and international galleries. But the city’s biggest annual art fair isn’t only about still visual art pieces—the event is divided into “sectors”, one of which focuses on film and will showcase feature films, shorts, videos and moving images created by 30 artists from around the world. The Film sector debuted in 2014, at the second edition of the local fair, when it featured 49 films by 41 artists. In past editions, the selection was curated by Beijing-born, Zurich-, Berlin- and Beijing-based multimedia artist Li Zhenhua, who has championed film and new technologies as an art medium since the late 1990s.…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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