Episode 44 features Pearl Lam, a gallerist, collector and patron who has been instrumental in shaping Hong Kong’s and more broadly, China’s art worlds. Her eponymous spaces, the first of which opened in 2005, have over the years championed artists from Asia and placed great focus on challenging misconceptions and reductive readings of such practices.
She has since expanded her remit and, with locations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, is known for her varied programming that bridges geographies and celebrates diverse perspectives. This mission has led to Pearl instigating museum exhibitions, launching the China Art Foundation and hosting the Pearl Lam podcast featuring leading thinkers and creatives from all over the world. I spoke to Pearl just as she finished showing at Art Basel Hong Kong.