APROPOS THE ART world, Dubai in many ways mirrors Hong Kong. Both are post-colonial wa- terfront cities that boast histories centuries-long, but have only come to full maturation within the last few decades--Dubai after the establish- ment of the UAE, Hong Kong after Opening and Reform--and for the most part, they have been perceived as little more than financial petri dishes, home to nothing but banks, malls, and hotels--hardly conduits to cultural production. Neither has made a name as a hotbed for creative practice,%就艺术界而言,迪拜与香港颇为相似——两者均为后殖民海滨城市,历史长达几个世纪,但完全发展成熟才不过几十年——迪拜始于阿拉伯联合酋长国成立之后,香港则是在内地改革开放之后。很大程度上这两座城市都被视作金融试验的培养皿，仅仅是银行、酒店与购物中心的聚集地，既与文化生产线不沾边，也称不上是艺术创作的温床，然而过去几年里，靠着举办自由市场主导的圜际艺术博览会，这两座城市一跃成为当代艺术全年交易的必经港口。香港——以及其他艺术交易中心，
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