Online French Encounters – Art Basel Hong Kong 19 - 21 May 2021 Programme Online French Encounters, is an online visual arts FOCUS presented by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau and the Institut français in partnership with the contemporary art fair Art Basel Hong Kong. Professionals coming mainly from Asia, France and elsewhere, directors of institutions, exhibition curators, are invited to digital meetings programmed over three days and including: o Meeting between invited curators o Guided tours through Art Basel HK and through HK institutions and galleries o Artists-curators talks / studio visits o B2B meetings between galleries and institutions 1 Contacts : Chloe-Melody Desrues, Audiovisual Attachee, French Consulate Hong Kong: [email protected] Adeline Blanchard, Responsible for Visual Arts, Institut français Paris: [email protected] Wednesday May 19 #1 12 am – 1 pm Paris / 6 pm – 7 pm Hong Kong: Conversation between French artist Laurent Grasso and Donatien Grau, artistic advisor at Museé d’Orsay. Laurent Grasso is presenting his solo show at Perrotin Hong Kong (walkthrough with gallery Director Uli Huang), his exhibition at Orsay Museum Paris and his solo show at Jeonnam Museum in South Korea. Thursday May 20 #2 9 – 9.45 am Paris / 3 pm – 3.45 pm Hong Kong Conversation between Aidan Li, Head of K11 Art Foundation, Angel Leung, Programs Manager at Videotage and Theodora Barat, French artist based in Paris, winner of the residency ‘Micromeǵ as’ 2021 in Hong Kong. #3 10 – 10.30 am Paris / 4 pm – 4.30 pm Hong Kong Conversation between Sylvie Boulanger, Director of the CNEAI= (National Center for Image Art Publishing), Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Director of the Foundation Anticipations Lafayette and Hong Kong based artist Kingsley Ng, winner of the residency ‘Micromeǵ as’ 2021 in Paris. #4 11 – 12 am Paris / 5 pm – 6 pm Hong Kong Online guided tour through the fair with Angelle Siyang-le, Head of Gallery Relations, Art Basel Hong Kong. High Art ; Ceysson & Bénétière; Hauser & Wirth; Kamel Mennour; Galleria Continua; Almine Rech; Edouard Malingue Gallery; de Sarthe; Perrotin; Balice Hertling Friday May 21 #5 10 – 11.30 am Paris / 4 – 5.30 pm Hong Kong Talk with 2 women artists, Gaëlle Choisne (France) and Xyza Cruz Bacani (Filipina) chosen by AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions) Paris represented by Anais Roesch and AAA (Asia Art Archive) Hong Kong represented by John Tain and presentation of M+ Museum (Museum on construction) by Herzog & Demeuron. 2 Contacts : Chloe-Melody Desrues, Audiovisual Attachee, French Consulate Hong Kong: [email protected] Adeline Blanchard, Responsible for Visual Arts, Institut français Paris: [email protected] French artist Gael̈ le Choisne, winner of the 2021 AWARE prize, in dialogue with Thomas Conchou (independent curator and mediator for The New Commissioners of La Fondation de France). Filipina artist Xyza Cruz Bacani, author and photographer, in conversation with John Tain, head of research at AAA. M+ Museum (Museum on construction) by Herzog & Demeuron: visit with Suhanya Raffel, Director of Museum M+ and Dr Lesley Ma, ink art curator at M+. #6 12 am – 1 pm Paris / 6 – 7 pm Hong Kong Para Site: one of Hong Kong ‘s leading non for profit contemporary art center. With Larys Frogier, Director of Rockbund Museum (RAM), Shanghai, presenting the exhibition Curtain together with Mathieu Copeland, independent curator and author. 3 Contacts : Chloe-Melody Desrues, Audiovisual Attachee, French Consulate Hong Kong: [email protected] Adeline Blanchard, Responsible for Visual Arts, Institut français Paris: [email protected].