ART BASEL HONG KONG 2026

In the Kabinett sector, Ames Yavuz presents Echoes of the Sea, an important solo installation of works by Elmer Borlongan. It traces Borlongan’s evolution over several decades as one of the Philippines’ most celebrated visual artists, known for his distinctive approach to figuration that register gesture, rhythm, and daily life. Informed by the landscapes and shores of his second home in Zambales, Borlongan’s imagery alludes to its numinous mountains and cradling shorelines, forming a humbling expanse — set as the backdrop for the aggressive development and restless urbanisation reshaping rural and coastal communities amidst rituals, work, and play. In these paintings, the interplay of the rural and the urban creates tensions in context, where powerful and honest reflections of the changing terrain and its implications emerge.

Borlongan has exhibited widely at institutions such as the Pinto Art Museum and Arboretum, Antipolo, Philippines, 2024; National Museum of the Fine Arts, Manila, Philippines, 2022; BenCab Museum, Benguet, Philippines, 2023; Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art, Philippines, 2022, amongst numerous others. He is in esteemed collections such as the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan; Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan; Singapore Art Museum; Queensland Art Gallery, Australia; and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, to name a few.

Our presentation at booth 1D42 features:

Pinaree Sanpitak (Thailand), one of Asia’s most important contemporary artists, showcasing new works crafted from woven rattan, utilising its organic and tactile qualities to articulate notions of the body, womanhood and nourishment. Her works are on view at Dib Bangkok in Thailand as part of their current exhibition (In)visible Presence, and she has recently exhibited in esteemed institutions and biennales such as Colomboscope, Sri Lanka, 2026; M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 2026; Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO, Paris, France, 2025; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA, 2024; 59th Venice Biennale, Italy, 2022, amongst others;

Tada Hengsapkul (Thailand) whose works address the polarities between control and dissent anchored by both collective and personal histories. He recently participated in the International Contemporary Art Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2026 and has had solo exhibitions at institutions such as the HOP Hub of Photography, Bangkok, Thailand, 2025; MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand 2023, amongst others; PRESS RELEASE

Alvin Ong (Singapore) who presents new paintings that playfully capture quotidian moments of our contemporary world in surreal bodily compositions, combining diverse visual vocabularies. His work is in such collections as the ILHAM Gallery, Malaysia; Ingram Collection, United Kingdom; Print Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom; X Museum, China; and the Fosun Art Foundation in China, to name a few;

Husband-and-wife duo Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan (Philippines) renown for creating highly detailed installations and sculptures that spark conversations around ideas of identity, migration, journey and displacement. The pair were recently awarded the Legacy Award from Creative Australia last year, celebrating their compelling and immersive works. They have also recently exhibited at numerous institutions such as Bundanon Art Museum, Sydney/Gadigal, Australia, 2025, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany , 2024; Groninger Museum, Netherlands, 2024, amongst many others. In June 2023, the Aquilizans presented a major survey exhibition, Somewhere, Elsewhere, Nowhere at Museum MACAN, Jakarta, Indonesia which encompasses two decades of their work;

New works by Plet Bolipata (Philippines) rendered in her vibrant, whimsical style that blends figuration with dreamlike narratives and draws from communal recollections as well as her own personal mythology . Her works are held in the collections of Filipino institutions such as the Gallery of Women’s Art at Miriam College, the Bencab Museum and the Pinto Art Museum;

Khaled Sabsabi (Australia) who showcases new works utilising coffee that explore modes of aesthetic resistance against the status quo, and whose practice incisively engages in current geopolitical debates and affirms the place of spirituality in contemporary society . Sabsabi’s works will be on view at the Australian Pavilion at the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale in Italy . He has also shown in numerous biennales and museums such as the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Contemporary Art, Australia, 2024; The Lock-Up, Newcastle/Mulubinba, Australia, 2025; Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne/Naarm, Australia, 2025, amongst numerous others;

Monica Rani Rudhar (Australia) whose sculptures explore themes of longing and loss related to cultural identity, and trace intergenerational stories within her family to create space for imaginative possibilities. Her recent exhibitions include Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney/Gadigal, Australia, 2025, Maitland Regional Gallery , Australia, 2025, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney/Gadigal, 2024, Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney/Gadigal 2024, amongst many others;

Tom Polo (Australia) whose paintings explore how conversation, gesture and exchange are embodied acts of portraiture. Polo recently concluded a major solo exhibition at Ngununggula, Bowral, Australia, 2025, and has exhibited widely across many institutions such as the Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne/Naarm, Australia, 2023; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney/Gadigal, Australia, 2022; The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide/Tarntanya, Australia, 2022, amongst others;

Sculptures by Emily Floyd (Australia), saturated in her iconic bright palette and expertly rendered in geometric forms — each imbued with hours of research ranging from alternative education, to feminist theory, to typography . Floyd’s work is on view at the current edition of the Singapore Biennale. Her works have also been collected by The British Museum, United Kingdom; Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom; National Gallery of Australia; Queensland Art Gallery, Australia; National Gallery of Victoria, Australia; The Michael Buxton Contemporary Australian Art Collection, Australia, amongst others;

Each bring unique perspectives to contemporary artistic dialogue.