Ep.62 | Hong Kong-based artist May Yeung talked about how she began as a sculptor and how she transitioned to a full-time mixed media artist, her motivation behind her charity Art of My Family, the impact of cancer on her art practice , and how she engages the general audience through her art workshops.

Ep.61 | On this episode of The Last Supper, I travel to Fanling in Hong Kong to meet with the artist Wong Pak Hang, Samson. During our discussion, we explore three projects: Life Objects, Commuting Talking, and Screen Slavers. In addition, we delve into his intrigue with mortality in the virtual realm, his utilisation of photographic crime scenes, and his musings on boredom during commutes.

Ep.60 | Billy Tang is Para Site’s Executive Director and Curator. I met Billy at their new space in Quarry Bay in Hong Kong. After he guided me through the current exhibition Signals we began our dialogue with why art is a safe haven, we talked about the relationship between language and identity, how racism has informed his viewpoint on the world and why he became a curator.

Ep.59 | Mizuki Nishiyama is a London based, mixed-Japanese artist; creating raw, vivid and multifaceted artworks that explore the fragile human condition. In this episode of The Last Supper, I spoke with artist Mizuki Nishiyama. Our wide-ranging conversation delved into social and cultural polarities in Japan, negotiating mixed identities, the impact of language, Shintoism and how art offers sanctuary.

Ep.58 | In this episode I caught up with artist Bobby Yu who returned from Oslo to Hong Kong. We discussed how her current project Daddy’s Dinner attempted to uncover her family’s history, how art critiquing helped to develop her confidence, and we talked about her role as an artist to address unspoken trauma.

Ep.57 | This episode is with artist and art educator Jaffa Lam. In her studio in Fo Tan we spoke about her childhood memories of growing up in China, how a bet in a Chinese restaurant in New York enthused her to make art, grappling with imposter syndrome, determination, and her 500 rocks of the Monkey King.

Ep.56 | In this episode of The Last Supper I met curator and art historian Laure Raibaut in Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. We sat down and spoke about her upcoming Picasso exhibition of paintings in glass in The Landmark and HKU Museum and Art Gallery, we talked about the state of art in Hong Kong, and the challenges artists and art collectors are facing in Hong Kong.

Ep.55 | Senior curator Özge Ersoy of the Asia Art Archive (AAA) in Hong Kong talked about the transformation of AAA, how they changed their research approach, the research areas that they are looking into, how they think about preservation of art and the relationship between curating and writing.

Ep.54 | I went back to De Sarthe gallery in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong and caught up with Beijing-based artist Jiajia. He shared his thoughts on being direct, growing up in an art studio, and his Age/Sex/Location or ASL show in Hong Kong.

Ep.53 | I had the pleasure of meeting scholar Dr Yeewan Koon, the chair of the department of Art History of the University of Hong Kong. We addressed a broad range of topics that began with the exploration of what a Hong Kong’er and Hong Kong art is, her method behind the publication of Nara Yoshitomo’s work, why not everyone can be an artist, and her thoughts on NFT and AI.

Ep.52 | Based in Cheung Chau, Jacobo Garcia is an art enthusiast and collector. From his private residence in Hong Kong we talked about many areas of art. Our conversation began with discussing the relationship between singularity and creativity, how he applies his financial risk modelling to assessing art, what he has learnt from living in Asia, and finally why he does not want to live forever.

Ep.51 | In this episode I travelled back to Fo Tan where I sat down with Hong Kong-based artist Hou Lam. We talked about the politics of love, how the media in Hong Kong drives the heteronormative narrative, her passion for Japanese anime, finding love and the role of unloving.

Ep.50 🎉 | After explaining what ChatGPT is, we delved into a series of questions around art critiquing from what the critique is of art criticism to the differences of criticism in the west and Asia, and whether or not artist intent can be determined through critical analysis. We continued with Carroll’s art critiquing argument, the role of subjectivity in art criticism and discussed many more questions.

Ep.49 | Jason Dembski is the cofounder of HKWalls and who I have known for over a decade. Surprisingly it’s the first time we sat down and talked about what drove him to host street art festivals, the state of graffiti in Hong Kong and the challenges he faces working with local land owners.

Ep.48 | From her studio space in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong I sat down with artist and curator Eunice Tsang. We spoke about how Eunice began Current Plans, what revenge resting is, and talked about using humour to navigate Hong Kong’s ambiguous landscape.

Ep.47 | Shivang is the co-founder of Young Soy based in Hong Kong. I met him in his office in Central and our discussion covered his journey in art, which began during the Covid-19 pandemic, the current state of art critiquing in Hong Kong, and the unique requirement of performing a stand-up comedy routine to join the Young Soy team.

Ep.46 | For this episode of The Last Supper I sat down with neon artist Chankalun in Fo Tan, Hong Kong. We began our dialogue with a short quiz in which I attempted to see the difference between neon and LED. We continued the conversation how she learnt the craft of neon and her upcoming Art Basel work, the difference between American and Japanese Neon techniques, and her project ‘The Neon Girl’.

Ep.45 | Aaina Bhargava is the Arts and Culture Editor of Tatler Asia. In this week’s episode we talked about how her art studies have informed her current work, her intent when writing, her assessment of private and public art and how Aaina’s writing style has evolved.

Ep.44 | Mixed media and performance artist Ice Wong talked about her experience of studying art in Hong Kong, how she began with performance art, discussed what’s behind her recent work for Post-Human Narratives and the rapport she developed with sunflowers. Ice completed the conversation by explaining why she was jumping off a wooden cabinet and what other work she had planned for this year.

Ep.43 | In this last episode of 2022 I had the pleasure to talk again with Dutch art lawyer Laurens Kasteleijn. Laurens explained the implications of the anti money laundering regulations, the latest developments in crypto and NFT, and we talked about the apparent shift of art centres in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Seoul.