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"HONG KONG \u2013 From high-profile patrons of the arts to local celebrities and politicians, the&amp;nbsp;VIP vernissage for&amp;nbsp;Art Basel in Hong Kong&amp;nbsp;on Wednesday received its fair share of red carpet action.&amp;nbsp;Affable Colombian painting maestro Fernando Botero&amp;nbsp;held court at a free-wheeling book-signing session in the afternoon, while Japanese artist Takashi Murakami dropped into the fair for a surprise visit. Meanwhile, there was no shortage of local artists and collector-socialites who were seen in the exhibition halls.Click on the slideshow to see photos of figures from the VIP vernissage of Art Basel in Hong Kong."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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