The journey of China’s art world wonder Pearl Lam to become the leading authority on Asian contemporary art and design has not been easy. Pearl Lam’s road was fraught with challenges after disobeying her father and starting pop-up art shows with a limited understanding of Chinese art. But she is one lady who is never willing to give up on her passion and the artists she represents. The result is becoming a successful owner of Pearl Lam Galleries and a visionary entrepreneur.
The struggle to showcase Chinese abstract art forms to the West and the rest of the world for Pearl Lam has been a constant endeavour. It led to her being touted as the authority on Asian contemporary art and design but has also been described as ‘A Powerhouse of China’s Art World’ by the Financial Times. While identifying herself as Chinese, Pearl Lam’s enthusiasm is to showcase art worldwide. According to China’s art world wonder, Lam is of the opinion that art is a soft power and one of the best ways to start a dialogue between the East and the West when the world is fragmented with myriad issues.
Visionary Entrepreneur Pearl Lam Walks The Talk
Pearl Lam, the owner of Pearl Galleries, is still pushing the boundaries, even after being in this field for the last two decades and receiving loads of accolades. She has launched a podcast as a platform for the art of talking and cross-cultural exchange.
Before embarking on the journey of becoming the host of Pearl Lam Podcast, China’s art wonder, Pearl Lam founded the China Art Foundation in 2008. The objective was to bridge the cultural gap between the East and the West, mainly Chinese and Western art, and promote unknown artists from the regions on that platform. The idea of establishing this foundation after running the successful Pearl Lam Galleries in Shanghai, which opened its doors in 2005, stemmed from her own lack of understanding of Chinese culture and art form when she started her career as a gallerist.
Despite now being recognised as China’s art world wonder, Pearl Lam, who is also lauded as the person who has single-handedly put Chinese contemporary and abstract art on the world map, acknowledges that she too had very little understanding of the Chinese art that is rooted in Chinese culture and traditions. The effect of her entrepreneurial skills in establishing the eponymous Pearl Lam Galleries and the foundation, where Hong Kong has become the second-largest art market in the world. It has taken over the UK, but every year, it holds the prestigious Art Basel, where Pearl Lam has her discovered artists display their work.
As a true entrepreneur and visionary, Lam knows the importance of reinventing and reimagining the future. This has led Lam to find new talent not only in China and the UK but also in countries where traditional art gallerists wouldn’t venture, like Africa and its indigenous artwork. Similarly, Lam is investing in digital art and NFTs.
Pearl Lam, Is They Name Of Diversification and Disruption
China’s art world wonder Pearl Lam, even before she knew that she would become a famous international gallerist, Lam broke off her father’s stranglehold, fostering a path of her own. But that is not enough for her; she has been disrupting and reinventing the Chinese art landscape, and now, it is the art landscape of the world. It is not only by representing and offering patronage to unconventional artists of the world, where race, age, and gender are no barrier but by opening the gallery gates to artists (like street artists) to showcase their work.
The work of China’s art world wonder Pearl Lam doesn’t end there; she has now diversified her knowledge of art and artistry to a new platform, YouTube, where she hosts the Pearl Lam Podcast. It is a space where one can witness the in-depth analysis of how art frames and vice-versa of a culture and the ways it has been negated for years. Lam’s guests are from a wide range of fields, and the common thread is finding art in their own work and their inspiration in it, calling for a wider audience to join the discussion.