Pearl Lam

Pearl Lam 林明珠 is the owner of Pearl Lam Galleries. She currently has galleries in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[1] She lives between Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London.[2] In 2008, Lam founded the China Art Foundation.[3]

Life and career

Lam was born in Hong Kong which was then a British mandate.[4] Lam is the daughter of Lim Por-yen, a Hong Kong real-estate tycoon and founder of the Lai Sun Group.[2] At the age of eleven she was sent to be educated in the United States and the United Kingdom.[4] Following her graduation she returned to Shanghai to help her family oversee a real estate project.[2]

In 1993, Lam started organizing pop-up exhibitions in Hong Kong.[5]

In 2004, Lam was asked by the French Cultural Attache to organize and curate a major exhibition in Shanghai as part of a year of cultural exchanges.[6] The exhibition was called ‘Awakening: La France Mandarin’ and travelled to Beijing, Hong Kong and Paris that year.[7] Lam was called the Chinese design ambassador to France by the French Foreign Ministry and Culture Ministry.[8] From 2000 to 2008, Lam authored the column, "The Rave", for Baccarat Magazine (then known as 'Talkies').[9]

2005 saw Lam open her first permanent gallery space in Shanghai, focusing on design,[6] in an effort to "cultivate Chinese collectors" in the early years of its rise as a centre of contemporary art.[10][11] Her exhibition, in Shanghai, for French designer Andree Putman was also shown in Hong Kong’s Design Centre.[12] The same year, Lam participated in the Forum Talks at Foire internationale d'art contemporain, (FIAC) in Paris.[13] and at a conference for the French Senate on Luxury as a guest speaker.[14]

In 2006, Lam opened a new gallery on Middle Jiangxi Road in Shanghai where it remains today. In 2009, the design gallery was moved to the lower ground floor of Middle Jiangxi Road. In 2012, she opened a permanent branch of Pearl Lam Galleries in Hong Kong’s Pedder Building.[15] The gallery’s debut exhibition was curated by Gao Minglu.[16] It was named the best gallery show of the year. The gallery then changed its name from Contrasts Gallery to Pearl Lam Galleries.[15]

In early 2014, Lam opened a Singapore branch of Pearl Lam Galleries in Gillman Barracks.[17] To inaugurate the new outpost, Lam hosted a group show curated by the author and broadcaster Philip Dodd.[18]

Pearl Lam’s fusion of east-meets-west modern art has put her in the front row of China’s gallerists.[4] She has been named one of the most influential women in art.[19][20] A 2014 Cultured Magazine article even dubbed her "Asia’s Art Empress."[21] Her works extends to sponsoring exhibitions of western art in China and funding an artist-in-residence programme in Shanghai for Western and Asian designers.[12]

Lam has spoken in conferences worldwide, including the New York Times International Luxury Conference in 2013.[22]

Lam has featured in a number of interior design publications for her apartment in Shanghai’s French Concession.[23] Lam’s home has been described as colourful, extravagant and opulent by British photographer Michael Freeman [24] and was on the cover of the World of Interiors magazine.[25]

Lam also manages a design workshop, XYZ, which produces custom furnishings and lightings solely for her galleries and apartments.[26]

Artists

Pearl Lam Galleries aims to stimulate cross-cultural dialogue and cultural exchange between East and West.[27] As a strong proponent of Chinese contemporary abstract art,[28] the galleries fund an artist-in-residence programme for Western and Asian designers and artists.[29]

The galleries represent a large number of both emerging and established international artists, bringing in artists from the West to the attention of Asian audiences whilst also focusing on Chinese contemporary artists.[30]

According to Lam, the galleries "are run on the model of Chinese literati where painting, sculpture and design are all equal."[31] They make an important point of promoting design as an art form in China.

Pearl Lam Galleries has exhibited at numerous international art fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong, Art London, Art Stage Singapore, Melbourne Art Fair, Art Taipei, KIAF and International Art Fair.

Recognition

In 2007, a New York Times article referred to Lam as "a pioneer in the Chinese art world."[32]

In 2008, Lam was named a global collector by Judith Benhamou-Huet in her book, ‘Global Collectors: Collectionneurs du monde.’ [33]

In 2009, Lam was included in ‘Women Gallerists: In the 20th and 21st Centuries’, by de:Claudia Herstatt.[34]

In 2008, Lam was nominated one of 100 Women of the Year in 2008 by Corriere della Sera.[35]

In 2012, Lam was elected by "L'Officiel Art" as one of the "2012 Art Power 100".[36]

In 2012, Lam was nominated as one of the "Design Power" list by "Art+Auction".[37]

In 2013 Lam was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women "Asia's Women In The Mix, 2013: The Year's Top 50 for Achievement In Business" in Asian business.[38]

In 2013 Lam was invited to speak at "Forbes" 'Asia's Power Business Women'.[39]

In 2013, Lam was included in ‘Women in Art: Figures of Influence’ by Reed Krakoff.[19]

In 2014 Lam was recognized as one of the top twenty-five women in the art world by artnet news.[40]

In 2014, Lam was nominated as one of the 100 most powerful women in art by Artnet news.[41]

In 2014, Lam was recognised as one of the 10 most influential people in Chinese contemporary art by The Culture Trip.[42]

References

  1. ↑ "Pearl Lam Galleries" Pearl Lam Gallery, Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Mason, Christoper. "A Shanghai Auntie Mame" The New York Times, Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ↑ The China Art Foundation Financial Times
  4. 1 2 3 Chislett, Helen. "Pearl of the orient" The Guardian, Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Leanne Mirandilla. "Hong Kong Magazine", Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  6. 1 2 Helen Chislett. "A long weekend in Shanghai with Pearl Lam - How to Spend It" "Financial Times", Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  7. ↑ Nancy Hass. "Shanghai Surprise" "New York Times", Retrieved 2 April 2006.
  8. ↑ Zhu Hui. 7 July 2006.
  9. ↑ Pearl Lam. ["Why China Art Should Rock (But Doesn't)"] "Baccarat Magazine", Retrieved 29 May 2008.
  10. ↑ Jill Triptree "Returning to Rock" "Luxury Insider", Retrieved July 2012.
  11. ↑ "China Vogue", Retrieved September 2006.
  12. 1 2 Sophie Hastings. "We will create a vibrant arts scene" "Financial Times", Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Forum Talk at FIAC 2005.
  14. ↑ Conference with the French senate on Luxury.
  15. 1 2 Joyce Lau. "Hong Kong's Cultural Ambitions" "New York Times", Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  16. ↑ Mei Mei Song. "Pearl Lam Gallery to Open in Hong Kong" "Hong Kong Tatler", Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  17. ↑ Catherine Shaw. "Pearl Opens a New Gallery at Gillman Barracks" "Wallpaper Magazine", Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  18. ↑
  19. 1 2 Krakoff. Women in Art: Figures of influence Galleriest 2013.
  20. ↑ Mairi Mackey. "The Queen of Eastern Art" CNN, Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  21. ↑ Chow, Vivienne. "Asia's Art Empress". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  22. ↑ .
  23. ↑ "Shanghai Style", Ed. Angelika Taschen & Reto Guntli, Taschen 2008
  24. ↑ "China Style", Sahron Leece & Michael Freeman, Periplus Editions(HK)Ltd, 2008.
  25. ↑ "The World of Interiors", Retrieved October 2005
  26. ↑ Paul, Jonathan S. "37 Cultured Pearl" Departures, Retrieved April 2006.
  27. ↑ "Pearl Lam Galleries", My Art Guides, http://www.myartguides.com/places/hong-kong/art-spaces/galleries/item/867-pearl-lam-galleries
  28. ↑ "Anna Dickie", "Ocula Conversation: Pearl Lam", "Ocula", <http://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/pearl-lam/>, Retrieved 7 August 2014
  29. ↑ "Pearl Lam Galleries" < http://www.artnet.de/galerien/pearl-lam-galleries/art-hk-12/>, Retrieved 10 August 2014
  30. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald" <http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/casting-pearls-of-art-from-china-to-the-world-20140807-101lu4.html?skin=dumb-phone>, Retrieved 8 August 2014
  31. ↑ "artnet", <http://news.artnet.com/market/artnet-asks-gallerist-pearl-lam-4011>, Retrieved 13 August 2014
  32. ↑ Mason, Christopher (20 December 2007). "A Shanghai Auntie Mame". New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  33. ↑ "Global Collectors: Collectionneurs du monde", Judith Benhamou-Huet & Regan Global Collectors, 2008.
  34. ↑ "Women Galleriests: In the 20th and 21st Centuries" Claudia Herstatt, 2009.
  35. ↑ "Corriere della Sera".
  36. ↑ "L'OFFICIEL ART", Retrieved May 2013.
  37. ↑ "Art+Auction".
  38. ↑ Scott, Mary E. "Asia's Women in the Mix, 2013: The Year's Top 50 for Achievement in Business" Forbes, Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  39. ↑ "Pearl Lam – speaker at Forbes Asia’s Power Business Women"
  40. ↑ "25 Art World Women at the Top" artnet, Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  41. ↑ http://news.artnet.com/people/the-100-most-powerful-women-in-art-part-two-124710
  42. ↑ http://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/-the-10-most-influential-people-in-chinese-contemporary-art/

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