Ahead of Art Basel and the slew of buzzy satellite events that made up Hong Kong art week in March, many international art enthusiasts headed to the He Art Museum in Shunde, over the border in mainland China’s Guangdong province.
Ahead of Art Basel and the slew of buzzy satellite events that made up Hong Kong art week in March, many international art enthusiasts headed to the He Art Museum in Shunde, over the border in mainland China’s Guangdong province.
Despite a wave of high-profile museums planned for the nearby economic powerhouse of Shenzhen in the coming years, the He Art Museum (HEM) looks set to remain a force in the Greater Bay Area’s art scene.
But the museum’s journey has not been straightforward, says its director Shao Shu, who has been with the institution from the start.

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