HK Art Fair 2009 !!!

Last Thursday we went down to the HK Art Fair and got to check out some great stuff while catching up our good friend Simon Birch.  This was the art fair's second year which had over 110 galleries from all around the world showing pieces by some truly amazing artists.  I was really taken back by how many big names and up and coming artist had stuff available for you to purchase and see in the flesh.  Definitely a real treatThe main entrance was sure to get your attention with the giant Mu Boyan pieceWatch out kiddies ...One of the first things you got to see was Julian Opie's work which was a big focus of the show.Watcha looking at?There were several Warhols available and it's always a treat to see his work in the flesh. Imagine having one of these in your house. AmazingA huge Andy Warhol and Jean Michael Basquait piece.  It was nice meeting up with Simon Birch and seeing what he's been up to.  He had some great stuff up and just got back from Miami the night before.  Thanks for hooking us up manI love the details and layering in his work.  He's got some cool stuff in the pipeline tooRichard Prince. We just saw his stuff at the Serpentine Gallery in London last August and he killed it. Louis Vuitton is show his stuff along with Takashi Murakami and Frank Gehry this week at the HK Museum of Art so don't miss outThis was my first time seeing Kieth Haring in the flesh.  I've been a big fan of his pop art since the early 80's.  Getting up close and personal with one of my favorites - Yoshitomo NaraAn original Takashi Murami piece.  He rarely uses his image in his paintings so it was a treat to see him and Mr.Dob chillin with a background of his famous flowers.Akira Yamaguchi He always meshes old school japaese art with various hi-tech machinery in the details. His book is worth checking out too.I blogged about  Tenmyouya Hisashi last year so I was glad to finally see his work in person.  I would have loved to buy that dragon piece on gold leaf....keep dreamin'...I missed Masakatsu Sashie at Giant Robot LA so I was happy to see one of his orbs here. I still have the orb resin kit that I picked up in Tokyo but I'm too scared to paint it.  Damien Hirst in full effect!  I would've loved to see his "Freeze" animals there.Some other pieces I liked.  There was so much stuff that I ran out of batteries in my camera! It was so cool because when you go to museums they don't usually let you take pics (I remember getting yelled at in Paris).  So next year you gotta check out the art fair and just take in all the great stuff.