MGM, with its core focus on art, culture, and entertainment, pioneers the development of cultural tourism. Through collaborations with artists from around the world, it offers an artistic platform and develops diverse paths with artistic originality, creativity, and innovation. This endeavor celebrates multicultural experience and establishment of unique international event brand in Macau.

Art Basel founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, today stages the world’s premier art shows for Modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, and Paris.

Art Basel Hong Kong, showcase masterpieces from leading galleries across Asia and beyond, alongside a diverse array of art programs. Among its key highlights is the Discoveries sector, which serves as an international platform for emerging artists, providing them with an opportunity to present their work on a global stage during the early stages of their careers.

MGM Discoveries Art Prize, an exciting collaboration between MGM and Art Basel. This initiative celebrates the originality and innovative showcased in the “Discoveries” sector, shining a spotlight on the incredible talent of emerging artists from around the globe, as well as supporting in their exploration of art’s infinite possibilities. Learn more about Art Basel Hong Kong: Art Basel Hong Kong | Art Basel.

The MGM Discoveries Art Prize will award its first winner in Art Basel Hong Kong with a cash prize to support their journey of artistic innovation and exploration. They will also have the opportunity to showcase their outstanding works in Macau and share their artistic journey with Macau’s artistic talents, inspiring further creativity and ideas.

Join us in supporting these visionary talents as they explore the infinite possibilities of art!

Shin Min | P21

Project Title: Ew! There is hair in the food!!
Installation View

Shin Min’s work delves into the harsh realities endured by women in South Korea’s high-pressure service and corporate sectors, drawing from her personal experiences working at Starbucks and McDonald’s. Her winning project feature “Semi” series, a collection of sculptures depicting female workers in uniforms and hairnets, symbolizing labor constraints and conformity. “Semi” is Shin Min’s adopted English name, a common practice in South Korea’s service industry where workers are often required to use Western names. The series transforms Shin Min’s story into a broader critique of societal inequities, serving as self-portraits and a tribute to women’s perseverance within rigid societal structures.

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A panel of 5 international jury members comprised of renowned art experts from around the world.

Antonia Carver
Director, Art Jameel, Dubai
Antonia Carver is Director of Art Jameel, overseeing the foundation's work across learning and the arts, plus its institutions: Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai's hub for contemporary arts and ideas, and Hayy Jameel, Jeddah’s home for the arts. Based in the UAE since 2001, Antonia was previously Director of Art Dubai (2010-2016); Editor/Projects Director at Bidoun (2004-2010); and in programming and development at Dubai International Film Festival (2004-2011), among other roles. Antonia has written extensively on Middle Eastern art and film; edited books and journals; curated, programmed and advised on exhibitions, commissions, film festivals and publishing and educational initiatives. Prior to moving to the UAE, Antonia was based in London, UK, where she served a number of roles, including as an editor at Phaidon Press; in development and projects at the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva); and in publishing at G+B Arts International. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Master's in Social Anthropology in 1994.

Aaron Cezar
Founding Director, Delfina Foundation, London
Aaron Cezar is the Founding Director of Delfina Foundation, where he curates and develops its interrelated programme of residencies, exhibitions and public events. Under his tenure, Delfina Foundation has hosted nearly 450 artists, curators and collectors in residence, across dynamic programmes from Politics of Food to Collecting as Practice. Cezar has also curated external exhibitions and performances at Hayward Gallery Project Space, SongEun Artspace, and as part of the official public programme of the 58th Venice Art Biennale. Independently and through Delfina Foundation, he sits on numerous boards, committees, and advisory groups.

Christopher K.Ho
Executive Director, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
Christopher K. Ho is Executive Director of Asia Art Archive, a Hong Kong-based independent non-profit dedicated to making accessible materials on recent art in Asia, with satellite sites in Delhi and New York. He is an artist whose work addresses privilege and power.

Sam Seungho Park
Chairperson of the Board, PARKSEOBO FOUNDATION, Seoul
Born in Seoul in 1964, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Seoul National University of Art. He then received his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts and Kyushu University. After teaching at Ewha Womans University for 20 years, he gave up his tenure-track position and is now chairman of the PARKSEOBO FOUNDATION. He posts his free thoughts on art criticism on social media and is active in art collecting.

X Zhu-Nowell
Executive Director and Chief Curator, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
X Zhu-Nowell is a curator, writer, and institutional leader with a dynamic presence in both Shanghai and New York, currently the Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) in Shanghai. Zhu-Nowell is renowned for an innovative curatorial approach emphasizing deep, collaborative engagements with contemporary artists. This is exemplified in the RAM’s 2023 program, which centers around solo exhibitions and new commissions from six artists from Asia and its diaspora, including WangShui, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, Tosh Basco, Diane Severin Nguyen, Shubigi Rao, and Tan Jing. From 2014 to 2022, Zhu-Nowell was a curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, where they earned critical acclaim for the exhibition Wu Tsang: Anthem, celebrated as the best exhibition of 2021 by The New York Times. In 2022, Zhu-Nowell co-organized the 6th Asian Art Council meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, for the Guggenheim, collaborating with artist Kandis Williams to explore themes of Afro-Asian diasporic connections, dispossession, and hybridity within curatorial practices.