Ep.68 | Strange Strangers curated by Cusson Cheng is a duo-artist exhibition at Para Site in Hong Kong. I sat down with both artists, Shuyi Cao who is based in New York and Hong Kong-based Leelee Chan. I began the conversation asking about their working method, their relationship with materiality, their work at the current show, and what art is for in relation to climate change.

Ep.67 | This episode addresses viewer stones or scholar’s rocks. These are naturally occurring or shaped rocks that are cherished by scholars. Together with curator and writer Olivia Wang we explored the tribulations of writing, what makes a stone a scholar’s rock and we discussed her project Unsung Heroes of Ink that she directed and produced.

Ep.66 | Jeremy Ip is a painter in Kowloon Bay. I sat down with him in his studio and gallery space in Hong Kong and we talked about how emptiness evokes imagination, the challenge of owning a gallery space and why it is important to have different viewpoints and how he cultivates different perspectives through the activities at his art gallery.

Ep.65 | Hong-Kong based artist Winsome Wong discussed what she meant by textures and layering in her video work, what she finds so fascinating about imperfections and we delved into her family’s project Lorna’s Party with her mother and family from the Philippines.

Ep.64 | In this episode of The Last Supper I visited artist Reo Ma in his studio in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. Our discussion covered various areas of his work, including his journey in learning to create garments, the value of creation, his experiences dealing with depression, and his latest project titled Form n Void.

Ep.63 | 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.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.