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Leading Cultural Figures Attend Asia Society Art Gala, Launching Art Basel in Hong Kong

(L to R) Zhang Xiaogang, Bharti Kher, Liu Guosong, and Takashi Murakami at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Asia Society Art Gala - Dinner at Conrad Hong Kong
(L to P) Maggie Tsai, Melissa Chiu, Richard Tsai at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) A Guest, Mariko Mori, Takashi Murakami at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Ali Naqvi, Amna Tirmizi Naqvi, Helen Chen at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Deddy Kusama, Melissa Chiu, Deddy Kusama, Ken Hakuta at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Donna Leong, Basaam Salem, Suzanne Gyorgy of Citi at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Gina Chu, Liu Guosong, Maggie Tsai, Lynn Hsieh, Mo-Hua Lee Liu at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Harold Newman and Ronnie C. Chan at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Kevin Lam, Douglas Woo, Pamela Tung, John Slosar at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Kitty Chou and S. Alice Mong at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Mary Tong Ho, Matthew Ho, Bharti Kher, Emmanuel Perrotin at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Patti Wong, Melissa Chiu, Wendy Lee at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Richard Elman and Ruth Newman at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Robert and Chantal Miller at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Robert W. Miller at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Ronnie C. Chan, Etsuko Nakajima, Andrew Cohen, A Guest, Bharti Kher, Emmanuel Perrotin at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) S. Alice Mong and Tony Cheng at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) S. Alice Mong, Zhang Xiaogang, Bharti Kher, Liu Guosong, Takashi Murakami, Melissa Chiu at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Yeewan Koon and Liu Guosong at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Zhang Xiaogang and Michael Joo at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Zhang Xiaogang, Song Dong and Arne Glimcher at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
(L to R) Ken Mohan, Chief of Staff, Asia, MetLife Asia; S. Alice Mong, Executive Director of ASHK; Chris Townsend, President & CEO, MetLife Asia at Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala on May 12, 2014. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
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HONG KONG, May 15, 2014 — More than 400 of the world’s most distinguished collectors, curators, gallerists and dignitaries gathered this evening to honor four exceptional contemporary artists at the Asia Society’s second annual Art Gala, hosted by Ms. S. Alice Mong and Dr. Melissa Chiu at their spectacular Hong Kong Center. Kicking off Art Basel in Hong Kong, the evening celebrated world-renowned artists Bharti Kher, Liu Guosong, Takashi Murakami and Zhang Xiaogang for their extraordinary contributions to contemporary art in Asia. Guests were also treated to a private viewing of the first major solo exhibition of Xu Bing’s work in Hong Kong, currently on display through 31 August 2014.

Notable guests included artists Li Songsong, Mariko Mori, Michael Joo and Song Dong. International collectors attended, including Deddy Kusama, Basma Al Sulaiman, Maggie Tsai, Alexandra Prasetio, and Bharat and Swati Bhise. Gallerists present included Nick Simunovic of Gasgosian Gallery, one of the evening’s hosts, Rachel Lehmann, Emmanuel Perrotin, Arne Glimcher, Marcia Levine, and Jane Lombard and Lisa Carlson. Supporters of Asia Society included Robert and Chantal Miller, Hal and Ruth Newman, Mitch and Joleen Julis. Other guests included actress Lynn Hsieh, Nam June Paik’s Nephew, Ken Hakuta, Director of Art Basel, Marc Spiegler, Managing Director of Christie’s Asia, Rebecca Wei, and Curator of UBS Art Collection, Stephen McCoubrey. The night’s honourees were recognized with a special presentation by their long-time advocates: Dr. Melissa Chiu for Bharti Kher, Dr. Yeewan Koon for Liu Guosong, Dr. Benjamin Genocchio for Takashi Murakami and Michelle Yun for Zhang Xiaogang.

Melissa Chiu, Director of Asia Society Museum in New York and Senior Vice President for Global Arts and Cultural Programs for Asia Society, commented: “We were delighted to have the unique opportunity to honor such exceptional artists as Bharti Kher, Liu Guosong, Takashi Murakami and Zhang Xiaogang at the Asia Society Art Gala this year. This annual event, now in its second edition, was established to recognize and celebrate artists who have had an unprecedented influence on the contemporary art scene, particularly in Asia. It is a pleasure to give prominence to their remarkable achievements and to continue to create awareness for contemporary Asian art, building on the foundations of the past two decades.”

S. Alice Mong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center, commented: “Hong Kong has become a global focal point for art and culture so it’s only fitting that it is here, that we not only recognize and acknowledge the outstanding contribution these artists have made in their respective fields, but create understanding and awareness of these artists’ work in the wider community.”

In New York, Chiu has implemented a number of major initiatives at the Asia Society Museum, including the establishment of a contemporary art collection to complement the museum’s renowned holdings of traditional Asian art, gifted to the Society by Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller 3rd. The Art Gala is among the many ways Asia Society Museum is putting a spotlight on artists in Asia for nearly twenty years, and is one of the pioneering institutions in this field.

Mong was instrumental in launch of the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in its current permanent home — in the restored Former Explosives Magazine — and its 7 exhibitions in the Center’s Gallery including the recent Caravaggio exhibition which attracted in excess of 26,000 visitors in just one month. The Hong Kong Center also recently received what is probably the largest donation to the arts by an individual in Hong Kong, a HK$100 million transformative gift from Robert W. Miller, founder of Duty Free Shoppers (DFS.) The donation will be used to promote and celebrate Hong Kong’s emerging talent in the arts.

The 2014 Asia Society Art Gala was supported by:

Co-Chairs: Larry Gagosian; Hyun Sook Lee; Lippo Group; Robert and Chantal Miller; Ali Naqvi, Credit Suisse; Richard and Maggie Tsai, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited; Wheelock and Company Limited.
Vice Chairs: Cartier; Galerie Perrotin; Pace Gallery
Corporate Sponsor: Citi
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: AMMO Restaurant & Bar
 

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