Galleries
This edition features Statements presentations by new and returning galleries featuring solo or duo shows by artists from 28 territories across Asia, from Central Asia to the Asia-Pacific region, including West, South, Southeast and East Asia.
Asia NOW 2025 will host around 70 international galleries. Among the participants are returning galleries such as Esther Schipper (Berlin, Paris, New York City, Seoul), carlier | gebauer (Berlin), Sabrina Amrani (Madrid), Yeo Workshop (Singapore), Nika Project Space (Dubai, Paris), Kaikai Kiki (Tokyo), Gallery Side 2 (Tokyo), Galerie BAO (Paris), and O Art Space (Lahore), Tang Contemporary Art (Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore), A2Z Art Gallery (Paris), BAO (Paris), Cuturi Gallery (Singapore), HdM Gallery (Beijing).
This year, new galleries joining the fair for the first time include Arario (Seoul, Shanghai, Cheonan), Capsule Shanghai (Shanghai), Klemm’s (Berlin), and BAIK ART (Los Angeles, Seoul, Jakarta), among others.
NOW ON
A section dedicated to young galleries (founded after 2015) participate for the first or second time, spotlighting the vitality of emerging art scenes. Participants include Gallery2 (Seoul), IAH Gallery (Seoul), Galerie Prima (Paris), Galerie PJ (Metz), Wilhelmina’s (Hydra).
The Third Space
This year, Asia NOW inaugurates The Third Space, a new section dedicated to experimental works embracing hybridity, collaboration between galleries, and the generative potential that arises when perspectives intersect. It will feature projects that spotlight West Asian and South Asian regions.
Method
We Were Always Neighbours
Curated by Sahil Arora
Ingahee Gallery
Curated by Lê Thiên-Bào
HATCH Gallery
Laila Tara H
Metis Art & Jamie QQ Wu
Nani Wijaya
Galerie 208
Racso Jugarap
Nicodim Gallery
Liang Fu
Sorry We’re Closed
Third Born
Jungwon Jay Hur
*Inspired by theorist Homi Bhabha’s concept of the “third space,” this section explores cultural hybridity and transformation. It serves as a site where multiple cultures intersect, opening space for experimental projects and collective thinking.