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“Today, the world is very divided, lots of fractures. It is the time for art and culture to come into play because art is about soft power. If we want to resolve misunderstandings, art is the best, best, best way to communicate. So use this.”
My guest today is Pearl Lam, and if you follow the international art market, you know her name. She is a collector-turned-gallerist who has made it her life's mission to challenge our assumptions about what constitutes contemporary art, especially between Asia and the West. But her journey began in a very personal place: a fierce independence that saw her defying her family to pursue art and immersing herself in Shanghai in the early 90s, where she had to ...
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Pearl Lam, art, China, Chinese culture, Hong Kong, Shanghai, contemporary art, art market, galleries, Gen Z, technology, family, education, disruption, abstract art, Taoism, Buddhism, spirituality, calligraphy, AI, global relationships, art collector
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