Send art, not staff: pandemic travel chaos forces over half of Art Basel in Hong Kong galleries to take 'ghost booths'


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Art market Send art, not staff: pandemic travel chaos forces over half of Art Basel in Hong Kong galleries to take 'ghost booths' Of the 104 exhibitors at the fair next month, 56 will take remote participation stands instead of travelling in person 8th April 2021 09:43 BST More Image: courtesy of Art Basel More than half of the 104 galleries at Art Basel in Hong Kong next month (19-23 May) will not exhibit in person, instead sending works of art to "satellite" or "ghost" stands manned by hired staff. It is little surprise: Hong Kong's Covid-19 travel restrictions are...