9 of the Best Things We Saw During Art Basel Hong
1) “Twenty-Five Minutes Older,” by Kingsley Ng
One of the most talked-about exhibitions at the fair was Ng’s “Twenty-Five Minutes Older,” which took over three of Hong Kong’s famous tram trains and outfitted them to work as moving camera obscuras. Each train moved around the city, its darkened upper level filled with dreamy, hazy projections of the urban neon (moving backwards while the tram moves forward; a comment on passing time) while passengers were outfitted with headphones to take in an audio version of author Liu Yichang’s novella Tête-Bêche. Hong Kong native Ng outdid himself, creating a captivating and unforgettable experience that, while it was a presentation of Art Basel Hong Kong, felt very far away from what you might see at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where the massive main fair was held.
Painting, sculpture—and some very important handbags
