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PRIMARY POWERS TOBIAS BERGER If you follow and invest in the burgeoning art scene in Hong Kong, Curator of M+ SHIRLEY almost inevitably, you’ll wind up in the company of these people, YABLONSKY who are helping to define the direction of art in the city. Director of Opera Gallery SIMON BIRCH TEXT RAYMOND MA, ANDREW DEMBINA & LIANA CAFOLLA SIN SIN MAN HK-based Artist PHOTOGRAPHY GARETH GAY ASSISTED BY PERRY TSE ART DIRECTION & GROOMING GRACE MA Owner of Sin Sin Fine Art LARS NITTVE SUNDARAM M+ Chief Curator TAGORE Owner of OSCAR HO HING-KAY REBECCA WEI Sundaram Tagore Director of President of Gallery Hong Kong LI YAN M.A. Programme in Christie’s Asia Director of Cultural Management at MICHAEL LYNCH the Chinese University CEO of West (excluding China) Lehmann of Hong Kong Kowloon Cultural Maupin District Authority ALICE MONG Executive Director of Asia Society FRANK Hong Kong Center VIGNERON Curator and Professor of CUHK Department of Fine Arts

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ALICE MONG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Asia Society Hong Kong Center

Before returning to Hong Kong in will start realising that it is cool,” “I AM NOT A 2012, Alice Mong spent a decade says the executive director of Asia COLLECTOR. in arguably the world’s cultural Society Hong Kong Center. “The capital, New York. Her experience money’s already here and people I AM AN ORDINARY in the city is probably why one are following it, but the ‘Eureka’ of her sincerest desires is for the moment will be when people CONSUMER OF ART. people of Asia – including Hong realise that these guys are not only THAT’S WHY Kong – to really “get” art. worth some money, but they’re The rapid creation of wealth actually not half bad.” I LOVE - in recent decades across Asia, One important part of this is THEY ARE FREE especially in mainland China, infrastructure. “In a city like New has provided individuals with York, with institutions like the OR VERY CHEAP” the resources with which to of Modern Art or the purchase art, and the art business Metropolitan Art Museum, even has exploded in the region. What a student with little or no money Mong hopes will come next is a can enjoy a night [out enjoying widespread broader appreciation art]. We don’t even have that yet in of art, from the grassroots level up. Hong Kong,” says Mong. “What I think is the next big In her last role, as director Commander of the British Empire things that hopefully contribute thing in art in Asia is that people of the Museum of Chinese in in recognition of his work turning to what will be the longer term America, Mong was instrumental MICHAEL LYNCH around some of the world’s most vision for the place,” Lynch says. in transforming the New York CEO recognisable cultural icons. While the booming art market has Chinatown institution into West Kowloon Cultural District Authority “The story around [WKCD] dominated the art sector in Hong a leading national museum has always been it’s not going Kong, one of the district’s chief dedicated to preserving the anywhere — I guess the challenge aims is to bring it to the masses, history and culture of Chinese for me was within a relatively short according to Lynch. people born and raised in the With over four decades of period of time to move it from inertia “One of the really important US. “I am not a collector. I am an experience in high-profile to action,” he says, noting recent parts of what we are doing is ordinary consumer of art. That’s roles — including being chief milestones include commencement getting a better balance between why I love museums – they are executive of the Sydney Opera of the design of the district’s park what is rampant commerce free or very cheap,” she says. House and ’s Southbank and the construction of a number and dedicated to giving people Mong says that the Centre, and serving as a director of key buildings, such as M+, the new an experience that they aren’t infrastructure for enjoyment of of the Australian Broadcasting museum of visual culture expected to necessary going to have to pay for, the arts in Hong Kong is slowly Corporation — Michael Lynch has open in the next three or four years. or is the preserve of only the rich coming together – with, for built a formidable international “We are building a collection of or informed. We want to make the example, the planned completion reputation. But the 64-year-old contemporary art which has never cultural experiences within West of M+ in the next few years. veteran art administrator says existed in this part of the region Kowloon accessible to everybody - “In five years, a lot can happen the enormity that is the West before. We are doing a whole lot of whether they are locals or tourists.” because the difference between Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) then and now is technology, and is, without doubt, his most “WE ARE DOING A WHOLE LOT also the volume of wealth being challenging project yet. created. Whether it’s the way art “You’ve got 16 years of difficult OF THINGS THAT HOPEFULLY is appreciated or sold, technology history on this project, including will fast track a lot of these false starts and everything else. It’s CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT WILL developments,” she says. by far my most difficult project,” BE THE LONGER TERM VISION says Lynch, who has been awarded an Order of Australia and a FOR [HONG KONG]”

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With Hong Kong having emerged competition. New players who come as the central hub for art trading in are ‘new kids on the block’ and in Asia, international galleries and it will take years for them to build REBECCA WEI mainland auction houses have up the fundamentals, platforms, PRESIDENT been flocking into the city. You facilities and infrastructure. This Christie’s Asia (excluding China) might think, therefore, that leading takes years and years of hard work. I auction houses in Hong Kong are don’t think it’s easy to catch up with getting nervous about maintaining us,” says Wei, who was previously their historic dominance. Not so, at McKinsey & Co for 10 years. “IT’S A VERY HEALTHY according to Christie’s Rebecca Wei. Christie’s, which was founded in “We welcome the competition. We London in 1766, has had a presence ECOSYSTEM. THE think it’s healthy for the market. It in Hong Kong for 30 years. keeps us on our toes,” she says. And while Wei expects the GALLERIES ARE HERE Wei says the real drivers for market in Hong Kong will shift TO INCUBATE THE change for Christie’s have been towards private sales, she believes internal. “As a leading auction this will be driven by auction PRIMARY MARKET... house, we need to continue to houses, rather than the growth in innovate,” she says, adding that key galleries. She also sees a certain OUR PRIMARY ROLE initiatives have included industry synergy between the roles of AND MISSION IS STILL... MAGNUS RENFREW talent development and mass galleries on the one hand, and DIRECTOR ASIA market education. auction houses on the other. CONTINUOUSLY Art Basel “[Education] has almost “It’s a very healthy ecosystem. BUILDING RECORD become our second brand in The galleries are here to incubate Asia and we are doing more and the primary market, which is to PRICE FOR ARTISTS” more — not only by our specialist bring up new artists and to support Magnus Renfrew’s online biography probably one of the proudest held in May 2013. After playing a giving lectures but also having art their growth,” Wei says, adding mentions he was named by ART moments in his career so far. key role in putting Hong Kong on professional[s]... speaking at our that there may also be private sales + AUCTION magazine as one of “It doesn’t get much better the map as an international hub forums, panels, or at Alexandra directly from artists in the future. 15 individuals “without whom than that – to be involved in for modern and contemporary art House, at our new James Christie “[O]ur primary role and the art world would not spin on something from the very outset in Asia, Renfrew’s still got bigger Room,” she adds, referring to the mission is still... continuously its axis” in 2008. Since 2012, the and having a blank piece of paper in ambitions in mind. gallery in Hong Kong that opened building record price for artists. Hong Kong-based 38-year old has front of us, and five years later for “Certainly Art Basel’s earlier this year named after The mission is quite different been director for Asia and one of it to be acquired by the leading art acquisition was a real Christie’s founder. between auction houses and four members of the executive fair in the world,” Renfrew says. endorsement, not only of the “That’s something that’s more galleries and fundamentally, committee of world-renowned Art For the first ART HK Fair held foundations that we laid to date; challenging we’re facing rather than Christies is an auction house.” Basel. You might think that such in 2008, he got together over 100 but also, whilst it’s an achievement accolades and responsibilities could galleries in just eight months. He in itself, I really see it as the go to a person’s head, but Renfrew is was able to keep the show going beginning rather than end of humble about his role at Art Basel. despite losing Lehman Brothers something. The opportunity “We have a fantastic team as a lead sponsor during the global now is to take the fair from working worldwide 365 days a financial crisis. The inaugural Art one of regional to truly global year to make things happen. I Basel in Hong Kong event was importance,” says Renfrew. don’t believe it’s purely about individuals,” says Renfrew, who has “IT DOESN’T GET MUCH BETTER around 20 years of experience in the international art world. THAN THAT — TO BE INVOLVED That’s not to say he doesn’t deserve enormous credit. Renfrew IN SOMETHING FROM THE VERY was fair director for ART HK: OUTSET... AND FIVE YEARS Hong Kong International Art Fair, from its inception in 2007 LATER FOR IT TO BE ACQUIRED until 2012, when it was bought out by the owners of Art Basel – a BY THE LEADING ART FAIR IN milestone which he says marks THE WORLD”

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The German-born curator has been involved in the fine art scene TOBIAS BERGER in Hong Kong for nearly a decade. SIN SIN MAN CURATOR Following curatorial studies in DIRECTOR M+ Holland, which he put to good use Sin Sin Fine Art in art museums in Europe, Berger moved to New Zealand, before he took up the position of director and curator for the avant-garde art Like an ageless pixie of the art says Man, who also performs space Para/Site in Hong Kong from “THE WHOLE world, Sin Sin Man has flitted Chinese opera when she can. 2003 until 2005. CONCEPT OF MY from one creative field to another, Asked where she sees the Between then and his always bringing with her a certain Hong Kong art scene in five appointment at M+, he organised GALLERY AND boundless joy and an unquenchable years’ time, Man says she is not a handful of other large-scale spirit of curiosity. the forecasting type. “I live for international projects. “We have ATELIER IS AN ART In 1998, she left her the moment. I am focusing on already held the first of a number PRESENTATION” internationally successful career my own creations every day, of temporary exhibitions, in as a commercial accessories and I put on exhibitions that I the lead-up to M+ opening, and designer to open Sin Sin Atelier, find interesting. I do have high around 60 per cent of that was where she blazed a trail by cross- hopes though that the Hong local art. Work we have bought pollinating art with design. While Kong art scene will be the in the last two to three years has conjuring up magical fashion centre of fine art in Southeast included a lot of Hong Kong art – accessories inspired by the sights Asia,” she adds. and we buy through commercial and scenes of her sojourn in Bali, Pondering the most galleries here.” Indonesia, she became interested challenging issues facing the local Asked how he assesses the in exhibiting art pieces. art scene, she says: “I am still artwork shown across government, “In 2003, I had the realisation discovering them – all the time.” commercial and public spaces that I wanted to be involved with As far as Man is concerned, right now in Hong Kong, he says artists, alongside my own creations,” the ‘next big thing’ is that Asia itself does not have many “Exposure”, the exhibition she’s centres, citing Tokyo, Seoul and curating for Sin Sin Gallery Beijing as the best. scheduled for May 15 to June Berger is very positive on the 30. “With four Indonesian upside of the growing presence of artists taking part, there is going international gallery and auction to be a lot going on – sound houses in Hong Kong, but hopes performance, installation and that local artists will continue to paintings,” she says, referring to be represented by commercial her collaborators Dwi Setianto, institutions. “A year ago, we lost a Eddie Prabandono, Lie Fhung, couple of young, interesting and and S Teddy Darmawan. ambitious galleries – 2P gallery and Man has two narrow, Saamlung,” he says. “Gallery Exit mood-lit premises across each was an interesting gallery, but its other in a quiet street in Sheung owner has now moved [to White Wan – one focusing on art, the Cube]. Rent and the competition of other on fashion accessories and the big international galleries and jewellery. “The whole concept charity auctions has something to of my gallery and atelier is an art “WORK WE HAVE do with these disappearances. presentation,” she says. “The government needs to BOUGHT IN THE LAST rethink its funding policies – TWO TO THREE YEARS non-profit art organisations such as the Sovereign Art Foundation HAS INCLUDED A LOT and the Asia Art Archive are being OF HONG KONG ART” self-funded.”

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SHIRLEY YABLONSKY DIRECTOR “HONG KONG Opera Gallery Hong Kong HAS THE CAPACITY TO ABSORB ART A momentous encounter when she says, adding that careful FROM EVERYWHERE she was merely 18 years old art curating is needed to help SO LONG AS changed Shirley Yablonsky’s promote art education and make life forever. “That was when I the city more competitive in the THE FOCUS IS first met Gilles Dyan, founder global art market. of Opera Gallery, and I knew I Scanning market trends, ON THE ART would be involved in fine art. Yablonsky sees growing interest AND NOT ON His passion for the arts was in abstract art and photography. contagious,” she recalls. “We are experiencing a strong THE MONEY” Yablonsky looks after the shift towards abstract art Hong Kong operations of what is with both immense talent on deemed to be the first worldwide the rise, as well as growing network of art galleries, with collector interest,” she says, outposts in the US, Europe, the adding that photography needs Middle East and Asia. She believes a re-evaluation in Hong Kong the local art scene will be robust to bring its status up to par in five years' time – holding its with those in more mature art own with London, New York, centres in the West. Paris or Singapore. “It will still As part of its efforts be beaming with excitement,” to engage with the public, she says. “The West Kowloon Opera Gallery has a major SUNDARAM TAGORE [Cultural] District will be a photography show in its DIRECTOR dominant addition, along calendar, complemented by Sundaram Tagore Gallery with the [former] police a workshop led by award- – New York, Hong Kong and Singapore headquarters on Hollywood winning French photographer Road, adding huge flavour Gérard Rancinan. to the local scene, which is “The gallery is as warm a currently dominated by galleries place as my home,” Yablonsky A regular Hong Kong visitor wanted to find a place in Asia – and adds. “We also have to remind and auction houses.” says. “The door is always open since 1993, Sundaram Tagore’s Hong Kong was ideal in terms ourselves that art should always Yablonsky foresees a much and anyone is welcome. When first exploratory trips to the infrastructure and the geography be at the forefront regardless of more vibrant local community we first opened in Hong Kong, city were as a director at New of the city.” where it comes from.” of artists, with better prospects people thought they needed York-based PaceWildenstein Tagore observes that, at the In the same sense that no one such as through overseas to pay an admission ticket to Gallery, which split into two art time, Hong Kong was a regional distinguishes between Chinese residency programmes. enter the gallery. Today, we are businesses in 2010. market mainly focused presenting science, Russian science or “Hong Kong is an ambitious known to be one of the most At later Hong Kong art fairs, mainland Chinese art and, to American science, art should not yet fairly young market. We welcoming art spaces in town, he was impressed with the city’s a certain extent, art from the be about nationality, he says. “It should remember that other where curious students as well business efficiency. After setting region. “Since then, Hong Kong should be about humanism and major art centres developed as established curators are all up a Sundaram Tagore Gallery in has become a centre for the universality, particularly in this culturally over centuries,” welcome.” New York, he opened a second in dissemination of art from across day and age when globalisation has Hong Kong in 2007. “Although the globe and, therefore, we fit in flattened the world,” Tagore adds. there were no international very well,” he notes. “Art has been with us since “HONG KONG IS AN AMBITIOUS galleries at the time, I was willing “Our statement is about the the dawn of civilisation and it will to gamble when I was approached exchange and interchange of art in continue to grow regardless of YET FAIRLY YOUNG MARKET. to open a gallery here,” he recalls. the context of globalisation, where economic upswing or downswing. WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT “I jumped at the prospect purely a great deal of diversity exists. Hong Kong has the capacity to because our gallery is based on Hong Kong is able to embrace this absorb art from everywhere so OTHER MAJOR ART CENTRES the exchange of ideas between and we’re very happy to be part of long as the focus is on the art and Western and Eastern cultures. We the fabric of this culture,” Tagore not on the money,” he says. DEVELOPED CULTURALLY OVER CENTURIES”

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LI YAN DIRECTOR Lehmann Maupin Hong Kong

From its New York base, Lehmann first solo shows in New York, as well as Maupin has been working in Asia some first museums shows.” for over 10 years now, says Li Yan, Li is excited about their Art Basel the gallery’s director in Hong Kong. in Hong Kong participation this year, “It was a natural move for us to open among other new opportunities for a space here last year – to situate cultural exchange in the city. “With ourselves within Asia to get closer to the development of public cultural our Asian artists and the Hong Kong institutions such as the West Kowloon art scene. We are looking to discover Cultural District, and the opening new talent, and expand the number of many internationally renowned of Asian artists we represent.” galleries, the art scene is expected to The gallery, known for continue to develop at a pace,” she says. introducing world-class artists Li says they were part of ART HK via international art fairs and solo for three years, the annual art fair that exhibitions in collaboration with was taken over by Art Basel in 2013. leading museums across the globe, “It has made a great impact on Hong SIMON BIRCH has a formidable roster of artists, Kong’s cultural scene, promoting art HONG KONG-BASED ARTIST such as Gilbert & George, Lee Bul, to audiences of different generations. Tracey Emin, Juergen Teller and Art Basel’s presence brings even more Liu Wei. collectors to the city,” she says. Li sees Hong Kong as the hub “The focus is no longer on for contemporary art in Asia, the West, on cities like New Artist Simon thanks to its established art market York, Paris or London. Birch never and a thriving local art scene. “It is I think many more doubted his calling – transforming into a rich and fast- galleries will recognise since childhood, he had loved growing contemporary art centre – as we did – the to draw – but it took a double blow attracting both international and importance of expanding to push him into committing to his local audiences. Western galleries internationally, to craft professionally. cannot afford to not pay attention meet new artists and Born in the UK to a Polish “I THINK THE ART WORLD HAS to this.” collectors in Asia, mother and Armenian father, Birch BEEN RULED FOR TOO LONG She says their mission at and have a global came to Hong Kong in 1997 and Lehmann Maupin is to identify and presence. Hong Kong worked as a labourer on the Tsing BY COMMERCE AND BRAND- cultivate raw talent. “The artists is definitely the centre Ma bridge and as a DJ organising NAME ARTISTS, AND IT’S come first. The gallery has given an of cultural dialogue rave parties. He was saving up to exceptional group of artists their for Asia,” Li adds. attend art school when his plans REALLY BORING” were thrown off balance. “The Hong Kong art. He started exhibiting his work major installation exhibition in “THE FOCUS IS NO government banned rave on walls in restaurants and bars Manhattan next year. LONGER ON THE parties, and within six and was encouraged by the positive When it comes to predicting months they also banned the feedback he got. “But I didn’t sell future art trends, he is hoping the WEST, ON CITIES LIKE construction work that I was a single painting for years. Then, future will be more adventurous involved in – high-access work at some point, I sold a painting. I than the past. NEW YORK, PARIS OR – so within a year, I’d lost both thought it was Christmas.” “I’m not really qualified to say LONDON. HONG KONG my jobs,” he recalls. It was a Birch eventually did attend – I’m a painter, but I’m not really catalytic moment that forced art school, gaining an MFA part of the art world. I think the art IS DEFINITELY THE him to consider his future. in fine art, but by then he had world has been ruled for too long by CENTRE OF CULTURAL “I really thought, what is going largely established himself. commerce and brand-name artists, to make me happy for the rest of Now he exhibits mainly in New and it’s really boring. Maybe it’s me. DIALOGUE FOR ASIA ” my life?” he says. The answer was York and is preparing for a Maybe I’m the next big thing.”

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Oscar Ho envisioned a career quite the one he initially envisaged. LARS NITTVE OSCAR HO HING-KAY in the arts since he was a child. “I wanted to be an artist, but CHIEF CURATOR DIRECTOR But while studying fine arts I decided to become a curator, to M+ M.A. Programme in Cultural Management at university in Canada, his survive,” he says. “I needed to earn at the Chinese University conviction wavered. “I had a money. I still think I’m a better artist of Hong Kong moment of crisis in my second than curator.” year. I was thinking of quitting,” He sees Hong Kong’s artistic Lars Nittve remembers the day romantic.” But he proved himself he says. It seemed to him then that future as similarly complex. “ART HAS THIS when he became irrevocably right. “When I started art history, art was only about “egos, about Following the handover in 1997, PHENOMENAL committed to a career in the arts. it was like coming home,” he says. “THERE IS STILL self-aggrandisement.” Ho says Hong Kong lost some of its Still in his early 20s, he had been “And it turned out I was quite good.” He decided to take a trip to creative energy and has been beset CAPACITY TO studying economics with the vague Now, with about 35 years of NOT MUCH LOCAL think about his future. On his by uncertainty about its identity. NOT GO WHERE intention of becoming a banker experience in the international REPRESENTATION travels, he visited an anthropology “China, much to our surprise, when he visited a Le Corbusier art world under his belt, Nittve museum in Toronto and saw an grew so fast… and Hong Kong felt YOU THINK IT exhibition in a museum in his predicts that the local arts scene IN HONG KONG. I artwork by a Mexican painter that so belittled,” he says. “If we’re not home city of , , will see rapid changes over moved him deeply. Chinese, what are we?” SHOULD GO” and found himself riveted. He the next five years, with some HOPE THINGS WILL “It was of someone dying, with Although Hong Kong has since decided there and then on a disparities to remedy along the the family crying, and an angel,” spent a lot of money in developing dramatic change of career path. way. Development has been “a CHANGE” he recalls. “It really impressed on an arts presence, Ho questions “I should not study economics, bit too one-sided, with so much me how art spoke of the emotions, whether the investment has had I should start art history instead,” hinging on the commercial side, destiny, and being human. The any real benefit for local Hong he recalls thinking. “I was prepared an over-emphasis on commercial impact was so powerful.” Kong artists. to give up everything. It was totally considerations.” With his faith in the medium “There is still not much local It’s an imbalance that M+, restored, he decided to pursue representation in Hong Kong. I along with new arts venues a career path in the arts, but not hope things will change.” including the former police station on Hollywood Road, will help to correct, he believes. “It’s important to have real institutions,” he says. “In three to four years, M+ will be up and running. M+ is so massive that we will, almost alone, rebalance the scene.” Rather than attempting to predict the next new trend in the art world, Nittve favours a wait- and-see approach. “Art has this phenomenal capacity to not go where you think it should go,” he says. “Let’s stay open-minded and we’ll be pleasantly surprised.”

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Professor Frank Vigneron’s the outlook for budding artists in academic role has given him a the city as less than promising. The FRANK VIGNERON bird’s eye view of the exponential future of the artists’ community CHI-WON YOON CURATOR AND PROFESSOR rise in interest in the fine arts in Fo Tan, whose residents hold CEO AND CHAIRMAN CUHK Department of Fine Arts among young people over the last regular open weekends that UBS Asia Pacific decade. In his early years at Chinese see tens of thousand of visitors University, just 15 secondary school descend on the village, is under students would typically attend the threat because of the same department’s information days. problems faced by all artists in Chi-Won Yoon is CEO and That’s changed. Hong Kong: rising rents. chairman at UBS Asia Pacific. “Next information day, we’ll “We have a lot of really Although his career is that of a have to deal with 120 students,” he interesting people doing arts in high-flying investment banker, says. “Everyone seems to be wanting Hong Kong, as you would in any he spent much of his childhood to study fine arts.” Artists nowadays great city in the world,” he says. immersed in the arts. hone their skills through study “But the financial situation – the “My mother is an artist, and as rather than daubing in Parisian rents, in particular – this is slowing a child I would often accompany garrets, says the Frenchman. down absolutely everything. It’s her to art galleries and exhibitions “You will not find a single getting a lot worse. And no matter all over the world – particularly in professional artist in the world how institutions like Art Basel Indonesia, where I spent nearly six right now who doesn’t have an arts and the big galleries from Europe years of my childhood,” says Yoon, degree,” he says. “That’s been true I deal with the art situation in Hong who is from South Korea. “I grew guess for the last 20 or 30 years.” Kong, it doesn’t look good for the up with art and artists, and loved While the profile of fine arts next decade. I’m being pessimistic every moment of it. Art means many may be on the rise, Vigneron sees here. I hope I’m wrong.” things to different people, but for me art is a form of communication and insight.” “WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY In Hong Kong, the traditional role of patron of the arts is INTERESTING PEOPLE often played by banks and DOING ARTS IN HONG other institutions, rather than individuals, and Hong Kong’s KONG, AS YOU WOULD lightning-speed climb up the global IN ANY GREAT CITY IN arts ladder has not gone unnoticed at UBS. The bank has played a THE WORLD… BUT THE prominent role in promoting “MY MOTHER IS AN ARTIST, and sponsoring both local and FINANCIAL SITUATION — international artists, and its own AND AS A CHILD I WOULD THE RENTS, IN PARTICULAR impressive contemporary art OFTEN ACCOMPANY HER TO collection includes works by local — THIS IS SLOWING DOWN artist Wilson Shieh. ART GALLERIES AND “The launch of Art Basel in ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING” Hong Kong last year was a seminal EXHIBITIONS ALL OVER THE moment,” says Yoon. “In light of WORLD — PARTICULARLY IN the global interest in the region, the show is likely to become a key INDONESIA” fixture in the international culture calendar and UBS is thrilled to be a “I am optimistic about the lead partner.” future and for the continued The space constraints suffered growth of the arts scene here,” by artists in Hong Kong is an ongoing he says. “In five years, M+, Hong frustration in a small, packed city. Kong’s museum for visual culture, Yoon sees light at the end of the promises to be an outstanding tunnel because of new spaces set to complement to the city’s cultural open in the next few years. offering.”

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