Worlds apart: Hong Kong's great art divide

The glamorous artistic whirl of Hong Kong's annual Art Basel fair feels like a world away for some artists battling sky-high rents and lack of space.

Hong Kong (AFP) - As international galleries and wealthy collectors descend on Hong Kong for Art Basel, life for some of the city's creatives is still a struggle to make ends meet.

Art Basel's Hong Kong edition launched five years ago and spawned a host of simultaneous shows in what has become known as "Art Month".