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Ahead of the fair’s opening at the Central Harbourfront on Wednesday, gallerists told the South China Morning Post that fuel charges for shipping to Hong Kong had increased by as much as four times.
Art Central brings together more than 100 galleries from the city, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, the United States, Britain, Spain and Israel, among other countries, and runs until Sunday.
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Simon Vargas, founder and director of Miami-based Wolf & Nomad gallery, said he was considering keeping the artworks in the city until it hosted the Affordable Art Fair, which usually takes place in May.
Shipments were difficult this year, Vargas said, adding that one crate with a large work was only due to arrive on Wednesday, forcing him to adjust how he presented his booth.
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“We normally send through Qatar, but it cancelled and had the work sent back. Then we shipped it through Amsterdam, which was cancelled as well. We now had it shipped to New York first before coming to Hong Kong,” he said.
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