2019-2020

Contemporary Art Fair & Auction dates and locations around the Pacific Rim, dedicated to die-hard seekers through The (melting) NorthWest Passage, still – updated May 2020

You can browse actual works of art, almost a Month before each Auction at each title LiNK

[ 2019 ]

Taipei DangDai Jan.18~20 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.

Jan.18 Fri. noon~8pm : public
Jan.19 Sat. noon~7pm : public
Jan.20 Sun. noon~5pm : public

LA Art Show January 23~27 at Los Angeles Convention Center.

Jan.23 Wed. 6pm VIP Special Collectors Preview
Jan.24 Thu.~26 Sat. 11am~7pm : tickets
Jan.27 Sun. 11am~5pm : tickets

Art Stage Singapore January 25~27 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre.

Jan.24 Thu. VIP Private Viewing
Jan.25 Fri.& 26 Sat. noon~8pm : tickets
Jan.27 Sun 11am~6pm : tickets

Art Los Angeles Contemporary February 14~17 at Santa Monica Barker Hangar.

Feb.13 Wed. 6~9pm : Opening Night Reception
Feb.14 Thu.& 15 Fri. 11am~6pm : tickets
Feb.16 Sat. 11am~7pm : tickets
Feb.17 Sun. 11am~6pm : tickets

Art Palm Springs Feb.15~18 at Convention Center.

Feb.14 Thu. 5~9pm : Opening Night VIP Preview
Feb.15 Fri. 11am~7pm : tickets
Feb.16 Sat.& 17 Sun. 11am~6pm : tickets
Feb.18 Mon. noon~5pm : tickets

Cape Town Art Fair Feb.15~17 at CTiCC int’l Convention Centre

Friday to Sunday 11am~7pm : tickets

VOLTA New York March 6~10 at Pier 90.

Mar.6 Wed. 2~4pm : Guest of Honor & Press Preview
Mar.6 Wed. 4~6pm : VIP Preview
Mar.6 Wed. 6~9pm : public
Mar.7 Thu.~9 Sat. noon~8pm : public
Mar.10 Sun. noon~5pm : public

Armory Show New York at Manhattan Piers 92 & 94.

Mar.6 Wed. VIP Preview
Mar.7 Thu.& 8 Fri. noon~8pm : public
Mar.9 Sat. noon~7pm : public
Mar.10 Sun. noon~6pm : public

SCOPE New York March 7~10 at Metropolitan Pavilion.

Mar.7 Thu. Platinum First View
Mar.7 Thu. VIP / Press Preview
Mar.8 Fri.~10 Sun. tickets

Art Fair Tokyo March 7~10 at Tokyo int’l Forum.

Mar.7 Thu. 1~2pm : Press View
Mar.7 Thu. 2~4pm : Private View
Mar.7 Thu. 4~8pm : Vernissage
Mar.8 Fri.& 9 Sat. 11am~8pm : public
Mar.10 Sun. 11am~5pm : public

AiPHT Art in Park Hotel Tokyo March 8~10

Mar.8 Fri. 2~9pm : invitee & Press
Mar.9 Sat. noon~9pm : tickets
Mar.10 Sun. noon~7pm : tickets

Christie’s Art Auction New York at Rockefeller Center.

Feb.27 Wed. 10am & 2pm : Contemporary

Mar.19 Tue. 10am : Japanese and Korean Art

Art Dubai March 20~23 at Mina a’Salam.

Mar.19 Tue. Previews
Mar.20 Wed. VIP Opening
Mar.20 Wed. 1~4pm Ladies Day Preview
Mar.21 Thu.& 22 Fri. noon~9:30pm : public
Mar.23 Sat. noon~6:30pm : public

Sotheby’s Dubai at int’l Financial Centre.

Mar.24 Sun. 7:30pm : Watches

Art Central Hong Kong March 27~31 at Central HarbourFront.

Mar.26 Tue. 2~5pm : VIP Preview
Mar.26 Tue. 5~9pm : First Night
Mar.27 Wed. 11am~5pm : tickets
Mar.28 Thu.& 29 Fri. noon~9pm : tickets
Mar.30 Sat. 11am~7pm : tickets
Mar.31 Sun. 11am~5pm : tickets

Art Basel Hong Kong March 29~31 at HKCEC Convention and Exhibition Centre

Mar.27 Wed. 2~8pm : Private View
Mar.28 Thu. 1~5pm : Private View
Mar.28 Thu. 5~9pm : Vernissage
Mar.29 Fri.& 30 Sat. noon~1pm : VIP Viewing
Mar.29 Fri.& 30 Sat. 1~8pm : tickets
Mar.31 Sun. 11am~6pm : tickets

Sotheby’s Art Auction Hong Kong at HKCEC Convention and Exhibition Centre
( Pre-Auction Exhibit aside from earlier Traveling Exhibits at ShangHai, BeiJing and Taipei )
– Mar.29 Fri. 10am~5:30pm,
– Mar.30 Sat. 10am~8pm,
– Mar.31 Sun. 10am~4:30pm

Mar.31 Sun. 6pm Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art

Apr.1 Mon. 10am Contemporary Art

Apr.1 Mon. 10am Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art

Apr.1 Mon. 6:30pm NigoldenEye Vol.1

Apr.1 Mon. 7pm Contemporary Art

Apr.2 Tue. 10am Fine Chinese Paintings

Apr.3 Wed. 10am : Watches

Art Cologne April 11~14 at Koelnmesse.

Apr.10 Wed. 4~8pm : Vernissage
Apr.11 Thu.~13 Sat. 11am~7pm : public
Apr.14 Sun. 11am~6pm : publc

Art Vancouver April 25~18 at Convention Centre.

Apr.25 Thu. 6~7pm : VIP Preview – Red Carpet
Apr.25 Thu. 7~10pm : Opening Night Party – Red Carpet
Apr.26 Fri. 1~9pm : tickets
Apr.27 Sat. noon~9pm : tickets
Apr.28 Sun noon~5pm : tickets

Art Beijing (quite un-organized) April 26 Friday ~ 29 Monday at National Agricultural Exhibition Center (takes minutes to load from abroad)
– better to just visit 798 Art Zone

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong May 17 Friday ~ 19 Sunday at HKCEC.

May 16 Thu.3~6pm : ViP Preview
May 16 Thu.6~10pm : Opening Night
May 17 Fri.noon~6pm : tickets
May 17 Fri.6~10pm : ArtHappy Friday
May 18 Sat.& 19 Sun 11am~7pm : tickets

Christie’s Art Auction Hong Kong May 25 Saturday ~ 29 Saturday at HKCEC Convention and Exhibition Centre
( Viewing ) Hong Kong Mar.31 Sun.~April 4 Thu.
– Jakarta : April 23 Tue.& 24 Wed.
– Tokyo : April 24 Wed. 11am~5pm & 25 Thu.~6pm at Christie’s Japan, Maiji Seimei Kan 4F, 2-1-1 Marunouchi Chiyoday-Ku, Tokyo
– Singapore & Beijing : May 3 Fri.& 4 Sat.
– Shanghai : May 7 Tue.& 8 Wed.
– Taipei : May 11 Sat.& 12 Sun.
– Bangkok : May 16 Thu.& 17 Fri.
– Macau : May 20 Mon.

May 25 Sat. 6pm : Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art

May 26 Sun. morning: Asian 20th Century Art

May 26 Sun. afternoon: Asian Contemporary Art

May 27 Mon. Watches

May 29 Wed. Handbags and Accessories

Art Busan May 31 Friday~June 2 Sunday at BEXCO South Korea

May 30 Thu. 3~8pm : ViP & Press
May 31 Fri.& June 1 Sat. 11am~8pm tickets
May 2 Sun. 11am~6pm tickets

VOLTA Basel June 10 Monday~15 Saturday at VoltaPlatz

June 10 Mon. 10am~noon : Preview & Vernissage
June 10 Mon. noon~2pm : VIP and Press Preview
June 10 Mon. 2~7pm : public
June 11 Tue.~15 Sat. 10am~7pm

Art Basel June 13 Thursday~16 Sunday at Messe Basel.

June 11 Tue. 11am~8pm : Private Days
June 12 Wed. 11am~8pm : Private Days
June 12 Wed. 4~8pm : Vernissage
June 13 Thu.~16 Sun. 11am~7pm : public

PhotoFairs September 20 Friday~22 Sunday at ShangHai Exhibition Centre.

Sep.19 Thu. Collector Preview and Gala Dinner
Sep.20 Fri. noon~6pm ViP Preview
Sep.20 Fri. 6~9pm After Dark
Sep.21 Sat.& 22 Sun. 11am~6pm public

KiAF Korea international Art Fair September 26 Thursday ~ 29 Sunday at COEX SEOUL

Art Miami December 3 Tuesday~ 8 Sunday at Pavillion

Dec.3 Tue. 4:30~5:30pm First View ViP Preview
Dec.3 Tue. 5:30~10pm ViP Preview
Dec.4 Wed.~7 Sat. 11am~8pm tickets
Dec.8 Sun. 11am~6pm tickets

SCOPE Miami December 3 Tuesday~ 8 Sunday at Pavillion

Dec.3 Tue. noon~4pm Platinum First View
Dec.3 Tue. 4~8pm ViP & Press Preview
Dec.4 Wed.~8 Sun. 11am~8pm tickets

PULSE Miami December 5 Thursday ~ 8 Sunday at indian Beach Park

Art Basel Miami Beach December 5 Thursday ~ 8 Sunday at Convention Center.

Dec.4 Wed. 11am~8pm Private Day
Dec.5 Thu. 11am~3pm Vernissage
Dec.5 Thu. 3~8pm public
Dec.6 Fri.& 7 Sat. noon~8pm public
Dec.8 Sun. noon~6pm public

[ 2020 ]

Taipei DangDai Art & ideas January 17 Friday ~19 Sunday at Nangang Exhibition Center

Jan.16 Thur.2~5pm ViP Preview
Jan.16 Thur.5~7pm Vernissage
Jan.17 Fri.& 18 Sat.11am~6pm Public (tickets)
Jan.19 Sun.11am~5:30pm Public (tickets)

>>DUE TO SPREAD OF WUHAN CORONA VIRUS : EXPECT ART FAIRS AROUND ASIA TO CANCEL<<

LA Art Show February 5 Wednesday ~ 9 Sunday at Convention Center

Feb.5 Wed.6~11pm Patron Opening Night Premiere Party
Feb.5 Wed.8~11pm Opening Night Ticket
Feb.6 Thu.~8 Sat.11am~7pm General Ticket
Feb.9 Sun.11am~5pm General Ticket

Art Los Angeles Contemporary February 13 Thursday ~ 16 Sunday at (previously Santa Monica Barker Hangar) Hollywood Athletic Club

Art Palm Springs February 13 Thursday ~ 17 Monday at Convention Center

Feb.13 Thu.5~9pm Opening Night Preview
Feb.14 Fri.11am~7pm General Tickets
Feb.15 Sat.& 16 Sun.11am~6pm General Tickets
Feb.17 Mon.noon~5pm General Tickets

Art Fair Philippines February 21 Friday ~ 23 Sunday at The Link Ayala Center Makati (Manila)

10am ~ 9pm Tickets

The Armory Show March 5 Thursday ~ 8 Sunday at Manhattan Piers 90 and 94, New York

Mar.4 Wed. ViP Preview
Mar.5 Thu.~ 8 Sun. Tickets

VOLTA New York March 4 Wednesday ~ 8 Sunday at Metropolitan West

Mar.4 Wed.2~4pm Guest of Honor (Right!) and Press Preview
Mar.4 Wed.4~6pm ViP Preview
Mar.4 Wed.6~9pm Public (Jesus?) Vernissage
Mar.5 Thu.~7 Sat.noon~8pm tickets
Mar.8 Sun.noon~5pm tickets

SCOPE New York March 5 Thursday ~ 8 Sunday at Chelsea Metropolitan Pavillion

Mar.5 Thu.3~6pm Platinum First View
Mar.5 Thu.6~9pm ViP & Press Preview
Mar.6 Fri.& 7 Sat.11am~8pm Day Pass
Mar.8 Sun.11am~7pm Day Pass

Art Tainan March 13 Friday ~ 15 Sunday at Tayih Landis Hotel, Taiwan

Mar.12 Thu. 3~7pm Preview
Mar.13 Fri.& 14 Sat. noon~7pm
Mar.15 Sun. noon~6pm

Art Central Hong Kong March 18 Wednesday ~ 22 Sunday at Central HarborFront tents >>CANCELLED<< and since substituted by On-Line Catalog in view to Corona Virus

Mar.18 Wed. ViP Brunch & Preview
Mar.18 Wed. 2~6pm General
Mar.19 Thu.11am~5pm General
Mar.19 Thu.5~9pm (ViP) Night Central
Mar.20 Fri.& 21 Sat.11am~6pm General
Mar.22 Sun.11am~5pm General

Art Basel Hong Kong March 19 Thursday ~ 21 Saturday at Convention and Exhibition Centre >>CANCELLED<< due to Corona Pandemic

Mar.17 Tue.2~8pm Private View
Mar.18 Wed.1~5pm Private View
Mar.18 Wed.5~9pm Vernissage
Mar.19 Thu. & 20 Fri.2pm~8pm Public
Mar.21 Sat.11am~6pm Public

Art Dubai March 25 Wednesday ~ 28 Saturday at Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Centre

Mar.24 Tue. Preview
Mar.25 Wed.1~4pm Ladies Day Preview
Mar.25 Wed.4~9pm Preview
Mar.26 Thu.2~9pm
Mar.27 Fri.noon~9pm
Mar.28 Sat.noon~6pm

Art Vancouver April 16 Thursday ~ 19 Sunday at Convention Centre

Apr.16 Thu.6~7pm ViP Preview
Apr.16 Thu.7~11pm Opening Night
Apr.17 Fri.1~10pm Tickets
Apr.18 Sat.noon~9pm Tickets
Apr.19 Sun.11am~5pm Tickets

VOLTA Basel June 15 Monday ~ 20 Saturday at Elsasserstrasse 215

Jun.15 Mon.10am~2pm Preview
Jun.15 Mon.2~7pm Public (Really?) Vernissage
Jun.16 Tue.~20 Sat.10am~7pm

Art Basel June 18 Thursday ~ 21 Sunday at Messe Basel

June 15 Mon.4~8pm Unlimited (Right..) Opening
June 16 Tue 11am~8pm Private Days
June 17 Wed.11am~8pm Private Days
June 17 Wed.4~8pm Vernissage
June 18 Thu.~21 Sun.(4days) 11am~7pm Tickets

Sotheby’s Spring Art Auction Hong Kong postponed due to Covid-19 from April to July 2020 at Convention and Exhibition Centre:

July 8 Wed 6pm Modern Art Evening Sale

July 8 Wed Modern and Contemporary SouthEast Asian Art Evening Sale

July 9 Thu Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

July 9 Thu Modern Art Day Sale

July 9 Thu Modern and Contemporary SouthEast Asian Art Evening Sale

July 9 Thu Contemporary Art Evening Sale

July 10 Fri Fine Chinese Paintings

July 10 Fri Contemporary Art Day Sale

July 10 Fri Magnificent Jewels

July 11 Sat important Chinese Art

July 11 Sat important Watches

Christie’s Art Auction Hong Kong July 8 Wednesday ~ 13 Monday with Viewing from 4 Saturday at Convention and Exhibition Centre:

April 28 Tue ~ May 8 Fri Jewels On-Line Sale,

May 6 Wed ~ 20 Wed Watches On-Line including Private Asian Collection

July 8 Wed 10:30am Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy

July 8 Wed 2:30pm Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary ink Paintings

July 9 Thu 10am important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

July 9 Thu 3pm Magnificent Jewels

July 10 Fri 11am HandBags and Accessories

July 10 Fri 6pm Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale

July 11 Sat 11am Modern and Contemporary Art Day Sale

July 12 Sun 11am important Watches including Titanium and Private Asian Collection

July 13 Mon 11am Fine Rare Wines and Spirits

Art Santa Fe July 16 Thursday ~ 19 Sunday at Community Convention Center

July 16 Thu.4~8pm Opening Night Preview
July 17 Fri.& 18 Sat.11am~6pm Tickets
July 18 Sat.6~7pm Private Exhibitor Party
July 19 Sun.11am~5pm Tickets

Art Taipei October 23 Friday ~ 26 Monday at Taipei World Trade Center

Oct.22 Thu.noon~9pm SViP Preview
Oct.22 Thu.3~9pm ViP Preview
Oct.23 Fri.11am~2pm ViP Preview
Oct.23 Fri.2~7pm
Oct.24 Sat.& 25 Sun.11am~7pm
Oct.26 Mon.11am~6pm

Scope Miami Beach December 1 Tuesday ~ 6 Sunday

Dec.1 Tue.noon~4pm Platinum First View
Dec.1 Tue.4~8pm ViP & Press Preview

Art Basel Miami Beach December 3 Thursday ~ 6 Sunday at Convention Center

Dec.1 Tue.4~7pm Meridians (WoW) Opening
Dec.2 Wed.11am~8pm Private Day
Dec.3 Thu.11am~3pm Vernissage
Dec.3 Thu.3~8pm (Public)
Dec.4 Fri.& 5 Sat.noon~8pm (Public)
Dec.5 Sun.noon~6pm (Public)

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