Rising stars of the Asian art market

Flower Generation II by Eko Nugroho (b. 1977) at this year's Art Basel Hong Kong. Nugroho, from Indonesia, is one of the stars of the contemporary art market in Asia.
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Lethargic Aesthetics by Chinese artist Guan Huaibin (b. 1961), at Art Basel Hong Kong.
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Periphery by South Korean artist Oh Seung Yul (b.1981), at Art Basel HK. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/Getty

Iranian Farhad Moshiri (b. 1963), currently based in Tehran, is another artist whose work commands huge respect worldwide, with pieces held in public collections in Dubai and the British Museum in London, among others. Above, his work Secret Garden. Photograph: Jumana El Heloueh/Corbis

Chinese artist Sui Jianguo (b. 1956) was a featured artist at Art Basel in Hong Kong; above, the installation Space of Bones/Bone Space at Groninger Museum in the Netherlands. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy

A leading figure of Korean pop art, Choi Jeong-Hwa (b. 1961) was one of six artists to create large-scale inflatable sculptures for Art Basel HK. Above, his 2009 installation Happy-Happy at the LACMA in Los Angeles.
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Yin Xiuzhen (b. 1962) is one of China's key artists of her generation. Above, a visitor explores her work Introspective Cavity, commissioned for a 2008 show at the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in Beijing.
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The increasing importance of local artists within the Asian art scene is reflected in the number of high profile exhibitions focusing on its art within Asia itself in the last few years. Beijing's Ullens Centre blazed a trail with its India Highway exhibition of 2012, in which Indian artist Sudarshan Shetty (b. 1961) played a major role. Above, his Path to Water, shown at this year's Art Basel in Switzerland.
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Iraqi photographer and artist Halim al-Karim (b. 1963) was one of those featured in the Tokyo Mori Art Museum's exhibiton Arab Express of 2012, showcasing the latest art from the Arab world. Above, his Witness from Baghdad.

In the UK, Tate Modern reflects a growing focus on Asian artists with a major exhibition devoted to a pioneer of abstract art in the Middle East, Lebanese Saloua Raouda Choucair (b. 1916), running until 20 October 2013.
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