Exhibitions

Art Basel took place in Hong Kong on 26–31 March, alongside satellite show Art Central.

Art Basel Hong Kong presented modern and contemporary art in a variety of mediums from the world's top galleries, as well as augmenting the programme with curated projects from the Asia and Asia-Pacific region, exhibitions from emerging artists, large scale sculptures and installations, as well as short films, art publications and talks. You can watch the highlights from Art Basel in the video below.

Department for International Trade has launched the year-long Great British Design campaign, with an event in Hong Kong ahead of December's Business of Design Week (BODW). The UK is the partner country for 2019's edition of Business of Design Week taking place 2–7 December 2019.

The UK will bring the biggest ever delegation of internationally-renowned British designers to Hong Kong, including Thomas Heatherwick, Sir John Sorrell (co-founder of London Design Week) and Anya Hindmarsh.

National Museums Liverpool (NML) has issued an open call for planners to help them transform its waterfront estate.

The brief for applicants explains: "We wish to create an outstanding visitor destination that connects Liverpool's stunning waterfront with the city, the River Mersey and the significant buildings that together all create such a strong visual identity.

For his first London Solo Exhibition, Bristol-based artist Thomas Dowdeswell is delving deep into the theme of ‘People who live with their heads in boxes’, inspired by worldwide political events.

MAKE 2019 is the Devon Guild's annual Christmas selling exhibiton, celebrating the diversity of contemporary craft. It's a show that focuses on selling handmade, high quality craftsmanship and connecting makers with our Christmas customers who come from all over Devon and beyond, for seasonal shopping. By highlighting one-off, unique pieces alongside small scale batch production we aim to offer a range of mediums and prices to suit all.

Manchester International Festival, taking place 4–21 July 2019, has brought together a lineup of artists from 20 countries for UK and world premiers including Yoko Ono, David Lynch, a collaboration between Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah, and a rave history tour by grime superstar Skepta among many others.

Highlights of the full lineup include:

Acclaimed Norwegian artist Bjørnar Aaslund will be exhibiting for the first time in the UK as part of The Other Art Fair which takes place at London's Old truman Brewery from 14 to 17 March 2019.

The Serpentine presents the first UK solo exhibition by the late Swiss visionary artist, healer and researcher Emma Kunz (1892–1963) that will feature over 60 of her rarely seen drawings.  The exhibition is conceived with artist Christodoulos Panayiotou. 

“Everything happens according to a certain regularity which I sense inside me and which never lets me rest.” Emma Kunz

Hito Steyerl is an artist and filmmaker whose work explores the complexities of the digital world, art, capitalism, and the implications of Artificial Intelligence for society. Her recent artworks cover subjects as diverse as video games, surveillance and art production.

Innovative Sheffield Project will give free event tickets to thousands