Dealers Call on Art Basel to Cancel Hong Kong Show Over Virus Fears
- Fair is ‘commercially on artificial life support,’ one says
- Eighth edition of the Hong Kong fair poised to open in March
Visitors sit on the waterfront at Victoria Harbour in the Tsim She Tsui district in Hong Kong on Jan. 29.
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The spread of the deadly coronavirus may jeopardize Art Basel Hong Kong, one of Asia’s most prestigious art fairs, with participating galleries asking organizers to cancel the event’s eighth edition in March.
The death toll from the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has risen to at least 170 while the number of cases has topped 8,000.