The Last Supper - Art in Asia

A 66 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex, also nicknamed Shen the T. rex, is the very first T. rex skeleton offered at a public auction in Asia. I sat down with Georgina Hilton and we talked about Christie’s upcoming auction on the 30th November in Hong Kong. We also talked about Paul Allan’s exceptional art collection at the Rockefeller Center galleries in New York. As Head of Classic Art, Asia, G...

In this episode I have the pleasure to meet Yi Gao, the programme lead at Christie’s Education in Hong Kong. Yi explains how she began her career in art, the many roles she fills at Christie’s Education and what makes learning at Christie’s unique and special. Yi Gao 高伊, Programme Lead, Christie’s Education, Asia Pacific. - As Program Lead of Christie’s Education Asia, Yi is responsible for deve...

In this podcast episode of The Last Supper I caught up with Charlotte Lin and discussed her experience working with a new generation of artists and collectors in Hong Kong. We also spoke about the background of Charlotte's upcoming group exhibition Glimmer Shrine at the Tang Contemporary art gallery in Central, Hong Kong. Charlotte was born in Shenzhen, China. She currently lives and works in Hong...

In this episode I travelled to Kwai Hing in Hong Kong's New Territories and visited artist and researcher Kay Mei Ling Beadman in her studio. Kay shared her experience of being an Eurasian in the U.K. and Hong Kong, why she co-founded artist-run Hidden Space and the role of critiquing in the emergence of art. Kay Mei Ling Beadman is an artist, researcher and co-founder of Hong Kong artist-run...

Amanda Sun is the founder of the Arts For Good Foundation, a social enterprise that is dedicated to social inclusion for future generations through the soft power of art and culture in Hong Kong. We spoke about a range of subjects including what drove her to begin Arts For Good and we delved into the purpose and impact of the art making programmes. Amanda grew up in Mainland China with rich experi...

In this episode I sat down with gallerist Rachel Lee, owner of Soluna Fine Art in Hong Kong. Rachel began our conversation by sharing her story where her interest in art came from, her journey of becoming a gallery owner and we ended the conversation exploring the meaning of Jeong Myoung-Jo's first solo exhibition The Paradox of Beauty. Seoul-born, Hong Kong-based gallery owner, painter and mother...

In this episode I travelled back to Wong Chuk Hang in Hong Kong where I met artist Wai Pongyu in his studio. We talked about his working approach, the stories visitors tell him, revealing emotions through his line work and Pongyu explained why he has confined himself in a gallery for several months. Wai Pong Yu is known for his complex and meticulous ballpoint-pen-on-paper drawings that stem from...

In this episode I sat down and met Joseph Chen at his workplace at Eaton in Hong Kong. We discussed his group exhibition at PHD Group, his collaboration with Cas Wong, his research, and we talked about his personal experience of being queer in Hong Kong. Joseph Chen King Yuen is an artist and curator based in Hong Kong, currently the Director of Culture at  Eaton HK. Joseph is the co-founder...

In this episode I met Lorence Johnston, a Hong Kong-based rare book dealer. We spoke about how Lorence began his business, discussed surprising facts of some of his current rare books including the jacket of Brad Bury’s Fahrenheit 451 and the amazing background of The Story of Ferdinand. Lorence Johnston has been running Lok Man Rare Books in Central for 15 years, working with a dizzying range of...

In this episode I sat down with Ysabelle Cheung and Willem Molesworth, co-founders and co-owners of gallery PDH in Hong Kong. We began the conversation talking about the background of their new gallery, their current exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hong Kong and they explained why they are committed to this city despite all the transformative changes in Hong Kong. Property Holdings Dev...

In this episode with Lo Lai Lai Natalie we spoke about her early life as a travel writer and how this has informed and influenced her current career as a farmer and artist. We discussed Natalie’s interests in Sangwoodgoon, meditation, surveillance, fermentation and lastly how her hyperthyroidism affected her outlook on life and work. Lo Lai Lai Natalie is based in Hong Kong. She received her Bache...

In this episode I talked with performance artist Florence Lam who returned to Hong Kong two years. We delved into her concepts of magical thinking, anthropomorphism and what she meant by elastifying worldviews. Florence Lam (b.1992 in Vancouver, Canada) lives and works in Hong Kong. She works with wonder and magical thinking to fuse together current moral issues with child-like world views through...

In this episode I sat down with curator Juliana Chan and talked about her current show ‘The World Is your Oyster’, a group exhibition of five Hong Kong artists at Ben Brown Fine Arts gallery in Wong Chuk Hang. We explored the Korean fermentation culture of son-mat, her new live art initiative Per. Platform, what a lecture performance is, and the benefits of journaling. Juliana Chan is a curator, c...

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with John Batten, a long-time Hong Kong resident, art critic, and a writer about everything. Among the many topics we delved into, John talked about how his background has informed his talent for writing, how he shifted from being a gallery owner to focusing on urban planning, why he avoids writing about bad exhibitions, and the impact of Hong Kong's...

In this episode art collector Yuri van der Leest talked about his group exhibition ‘A collection of two Acts’, an overview show of Yuri’s private art collection of 42 artists from around the world. He explained the exhibition’s concept of critical fabulation, we delved into collectorship, why he started collecting and how his acquisition has evolved over the years. Group show A collection of Two A...

Wong Sze Wai, who is also known as Four, is a Hong Kong artist based in Fo Tan. From her studio she talked about her breakfast, rituals, the ancient Buddhist grotto murals in the Dunhuang caves in China, colour choice and her unique clay mixture in her paintings. She addressed the significance of memorising, forgetting and erasing. We discussed Palimpsest as well and the impact of eastern and west...

In today's episode I had the pleasure to meet and talk with Elaine Choi at UBS. We delved into her role at UBS, Elaine explained the meaning of managing, developing and displaying art, discussed the significance of transcultural context and the depth of research that is required before the UBS team acquires a new work of art. Elaine Choi joined the UBS Art Collection in 2017, based in Hong Kon...

Cusson Cheng, the curator of Retrograde, talked about his exhibition at Galerie du Monde in Hong Kong, how he developed this show, how he navigated the labyrinth of labels and we discussed the art works that are being shown. We also delve into the narratives behind some of the pieces and the questions that art curators need to address. Cusson Cheng is a curator and art critic from Hong Kong. He ha...

Victor Wong is a rare individual who effortlessly incorporates a multiplex of historical domains, research and technological advancements into a seamless body of work. In this exclusive podcast, Victor shares his views on what art is before talking about the deeply symbiotic relationship between man and machine. We delve into whether the machine or Victor makes the decisions and the importance of...

In this episode of The Last Supper I talk to Angel Leung, a Hong Kong-born but London-based digital art curator. I spoke to her to unpack buzzwords from web3 to blockchain and the pitfalls of NFT art. We continued the dialogue and talked about her recent art projects, how the next generation of art collectors see ownership, we explored the evolution of mobility and we investigated what the future...

Joyce Ng, the head of gallery and exhibitions at the Asia Society, talks about her previous experience at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, her position at Christie’s in London and her current role in Hong Kong. We explore the development of conceptual art in Asia and also discuss the role of education at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. Joyce Ng is a seasoned arts professional hailing...

In this episode I visit Fabio Rossi in his gallery in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. We begin the conversation how Fabio was introduced to contemporary art in Asia, we discuss why the Hong Kong art market is so resilient and successful, the role of Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and the changing landscape for galleries in Hong Kong. We end the conversation with his thoughts on the NFT’s. Fabio Ross...

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Frank Doogan, a Hong Kong-based poet. Frank reads a selection of his poetry and we discuss how he develops his narratives. We also talk about getting lost, the relationship between culture and intelligence, argue what art is and the role of craft in contemporary art. The poetry discussed in this episode can be found on http://www.oscarvenhuis.com...

In today’s episode I visit Wing Chan, a photomontage artist who works and lives in Hong Kong. After Wing talked about his background and how he began his art career we discuss his stories, inspiration and narratives behind Wing’s exhibition at the SHOUT gallery in Singapore. Born in Hong Kong, Wing Chan left for the United States when he was 18 and had an award-winning career in commercial design...

In this episode I sat down with Danny Chau, a Hong Kong born photographer and printer who spent his formative years in the U.K. I met Danny in his Hong Kong studio and we talked about how a chance meeting at his father’s Chinese takeaway was the beginning of Danny’s career in photography and fine art printing, We discuss his personal photography project to capture consciousness, we delve into his...