Asia Art Archive (AAA) announces the return of its Annual Fundraiser this October and November, celebrating the organisation’s 25th anniversary. This year’s fundraiser features an auction of over sixty-five works generously donated by artists, galleries, and individuals. The auction presents major pieces by prominent and emerging artists from Asia and beyond, showcasing AAA’s intergenerational and cross-regional reach. Proceeds from the auction will support AAA to continue its mission of preserving contemporary art histories in Asia and providing free public access to resources and education. In partnership with Christie’s Hong Kong, a preview of the artworks opens to the public from 7 to 11 November. The works are available for bidding online at aaa2025auction.com from 27 October, 12nn, to 14 November, 10:30pm.
This year’s auction features work by artists including Au Hoi Lam, Cao Fei, Luis Chan, Huma Bhabha, Ding Yi, Nicole Eisenman, Antony Gormley, Ha Bik Chuen, Ho Tzu Nyen, Heidi Lau, Lee Kit, Hao Liang, Liu Wei, ruangrupa, Vishwa Shroff, Yee I-Lann, Stephen Wong Chun Hei, Xu Bing, Xu Zhen, Samson Young, and more.
Since its founding in 2000, Asia Art Archive has been committed to documenting and sharing histories of contemporary art in Asia. With one of the most valuable and growing collections of over 147,000 records freely available on AAA’s website and in its onsite library, the organisation builds tools and communities to collectively expand knowledge through research, residencies, exhibitions, educational programmes, and publications.
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, AAA launched a premier archiving facility in July 2025, including a digitisation lab, processing room, and archival storage. This dedicated space for preserving historical records enhances operational capabilities, and serves as a platform to support the archiving needs of local artists and cultural organisations, as well as the professional development of archivists in the field.
Beginning this fall, Asia Art Archive presents its 25th anniversary programme series, Archive for All: Growing with Communities, featuring a year-long exhibition, a publication on Hong Kong art history, residencies, educational resources, and a talk series on archiving. Through Archive for All, AAA aims to bring archives to life and engage local communities in preserving their artistic legacies.
AAA’s 25th Anniversary Fundraiser is supported by Altaya Wines, Christie’s Hong Kong, Chubb, Jebsen, The Peninsula Hong Kong, SALONI, and WTW | Willis, along with media partner ArtReview Asia,media sponsors Art & Market, Ocula, Tatler Hong Kong, The Artling, and The Value, and venue partner, The Henderson.
