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this page: photography © art Basel (adeline ooi); Courtesy of the artist and take ninagawa, tokyo (Untitled). opposite page: image Courtesy of the artist and hanart tZ gallery (traffic Pole); By roBert wedemeyer, Courtesy of the artist and susanne Vielmetter los angeles projeCts (PlUto); Courtesy the artist and sCai the Bathhouse, tokyo (Mega death) In 2015, Art Basel Hong Kong drew nearly 60,000 visitors to experience works from 233 international galleries. Robust sales were bolstered by standout deals, which included David Zwirner Gallery garnering $2 million for Chris Ofili's painting Dead Monkey— Sex, Money and Drugs and White Cube selling Damien Hirst's Black Scalpel Cityscape for $1.2 million. This year promises an even bigger, bolder fair (March 24–26) under the leadership of Adeline Ooi, who has spent her first full year as Art Basel's director Asia putting some key initiatives in place. "My focus has been one of continuing and deepening [Art Basel's mission]," says Ooi. "I'm excited by the strength of the lineup. Of the 28 galleries participating for the first time, 18 are from Europe and the United States, but there are also nine new galleries [from] Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. [And] Selma Feriani Gallery [from Tunisia] is the first African gallery based outside of South Africa to take part in any of the Art Basel shows." Furthermore, in only its fourth year, ABHK has found remarkable consistency under Ooi's leadership. "Our reapplication rate was 93 percent, which speaks volumes to the show's overall success," now a global art epicenter, china looks forward to a record-breaking iteration of its star fair: art basel Hong ong. by matt stewart Exhibit East Face time: Tokyo gallery Take Ninagawa, which has shown at ABHK since the fair's inception, will this year exhibit photographs from Akira Sato, such as Untitled, c. 1960s. below: Under Adeline Ooi, ABHK has experienced remarkable growth. 70 michiganavemag.com SCENE ART