Ep.10 | Originally from Africa, Lee du Ploy is a Hong Kong-based psychiatrist and artist. From his art studio in Sheung Wan we delve into his life’s work and we talk about his early career working with the rich and famous, the trappings of owning a Ferrari and the complex challenge of measuring emotions in psychiatry.

Ep.9 | On 21st April 2022 the Sovereign Art Foundation announced their 30 finalists for this year’s art prize. I sat down and met with the executive director Tiffany Pinkstone at her office in Hong Kong. We talked about the background of the art prize, how this has evolved over the years, how they began in Hong Kong’s shopping centres and we addressed rats and pigs in the city as well.

Ep.8 | Christopher Tang is my next guest on The Last Supper. We talked about his personal perspectives of market demand mechanisms, his preference for happy, entry-level and approachable works. Christopher explained his ideas behind his new art concept, a hybrid between shop and gallery that he hopes will transform how we purchase art in Asia.

Ep.7 | Sarah Greene, owner of Blue Lotus Gallery and also known as Sarah Van Ingelgom, explains how she went from an early shipping career in Belgium to becoming a successful gallerist in Hong Kong and how photography, and many artists, found her in Fo Tan. She describes her experience of discovering Fan Ho’s work in the US and the commitment it requires to develop new emerging artists.

Ep.6 | Gillian Au Howard tells her story of how she always wanted to be an artist but instead studied journalism. While she in New York she developed a passion for photography that started her career, not as a journalist but as a gallerist. During this time she met Carrie Fisher. This lucky encounter and her unlucky failed art space was the beginning of her journey of organising the digital art fair.

Ep.5 | Yves Sena Alavo shares his passion for art. He talks about how his time in Africa, Europe and Asia have informed his deep appreciation for cross-cultural identity, discusses the significance of the cultivation of meaningful relationships with artists Lee Du Ploy and Serge Mouangue.

Ep.4 | Nicholas (Nick) Chan is the cofounder of Refinable. During this episode we explored the process of creating or minting a NFT (Non-Fungible Token), addressed misconceptions about the blockchain and we discussed why the Bored Ape NFT is more than just a series of illustrated monkeys. We also talked about how the rise of the NFT has created a new market for collectors and explained the difference between a conventional art provenance and the NFT on the blockchain.

Ep.3 | Dr Yanki Lee discussed social dogmas in Hong Kong. Instead of focusing on solutioning, her action-based practice concentrates on emergence, offering the observer fresh perspectives on the subject that is being addressed. We talked about three of her recent projects that include dementia, ageing and fine dying.

Ep.2 | Stefan Irvine’s work has been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic and has been shown in New York, London and Hong Kong. He is the winner of the Independent on Sunday/Oxfam Photojournalist Award and his series on Tong Lau architecture was awarded 1st place at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020.

Ep.1 | As a former art gallery director and corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) lawyer, Laurens Kasteleijn founded Art Law Services in 2013, combining his passion for the arts, his formal legal training and his expertise of international business. Laurens has lectured on ‘Legal Issues in the Art World’ at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in Hong Kong and London, and writes frequently on this subject.