GUANGZHOU’S POTENTIAL AS CONTEMPORARY ART HUB IN DOUBT AS NEW MOORDN ART FAIR DRAWS CROWDS BUT GENERATES FEW SALES

12/14/2023

Guangzhou’s potential as contemporary art hub in doubt as new Moordn Art Fair draws crowds but generates few sales | South China Morning Post Advertisement Advertisement Art + FOLLOW Get more with my NEWS A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Learn more The first in-person staging of the Moordn Art Fair in Guangzhou, from December 8-11, was well attended, but the slow sales there suggest the market for contemporary art in the Chinese city is still developing. Photo: Cheung Hon-hang Lifestyle Arts & Culture Guangzhou’s potential as contemporary art hub in doubt as new Moordn Art Fair draws crowds but generates few sales Created to tap Chinese economic powerhouse Guangzhou’s potential as a big art market, Moordn Art Fair drew lots of visitors in its first in-person iteration Big-name galleries were also present, but their slow sales showed the limitations of the city’s nascent market and left some gallerists unsure if they’ll return Art + FOLLOW Cheung Hok-hang + FOLLOW Published: 5:15pm, 14 Dec, 2023 Why you can trust SCMP As a metropolis with 18 million people and one of China’s economic powerhouses, Guangzhou is being eyed by art galleries for its potential as the next big art market. One sign of the strong interest in contemporary art in the southern Chinese city was the crowd that filed into the Nan Fung International Convention and Exhibition Center for the opening of the Moordn Art Fair on December 8.