I call Rebecca Tung’s classes “a highly sophisticated torture chamber”. I still keep going back.

Rebecca has been my yoga teacher for several years, and on the new episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast we talk about attention, ambition and the way we treat our bodies.

We move ...from yoga and Buddhist meditation to qigong, tai chi and the commercial promises of the wellness industry, and Rebecca shares a simple standing practice anyone can try.

We also ask whether the pursuit of perfect routines has become one more pressure to perform.

The full conversation is on YouTube now!

#PearlLamPodcast #RebeccaTung #Yoga #Wellbeing #Mindfulness

Is wellbeing the new luxury?

Decades ago, status meant displays of wealth. Now it is just as likely to mean the perfect diet and an immaculate morning routine.

Rebecca Tung and I talk about how the wellness industry sells a checklist of perfection, and how that checklist can pull ...people away from the simple daily practices that help them feel well.

Has the pursuit of perfect wellbeing become one more way to perform? Tell me in the comments.

#PearlLamPodcast #RebeccaTung #WellnessCulture #Luxury #Wellness

35% of women collectors in The STELLA Report say it is very or extremely important to measure the cultural or social impact of their collection.

But I’ve never measured mine.

The report, by STELLA and ArtTactic, is the first global benchmark study dedicated to women collectors, ...and I was asked the same question.

For me, collecting art is personal. I respond to the idea behind a work, or sometimes simply its colour, and it has to move me emotionally and intellectually before anything else. I leave the measuring to others.

If my collection does have an impact, I hope it gets people looking beyond familiar narratives and seeing art on its own terms.

Proud to share these pages with @catherinepetitgas, I N G R I D B E S T, @malekifati, Valeria Napoleone, Ayesha Selden, @patriziasandrettorerebaudengo and Mona Khashoggi.

The full report is available to download online.

#TheSTELLAReport #WomenCollectors #ArtCollecting #ContemporaryArt #PearlLam

There is something quite personal about seeing art in an apartment. You start imagining where you would put things.

At Private Choice in Paris, Nadia Candet brings together more than 40 artists and designers for ‘Kaléidoscope de talents’ in a historic apartment on rue de Rivoli.
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Seeing how the artworks and furniture worked together throughout the rooms made me think about how we collect, and how our choices come together in the spaces we live in.

Passion comes before courage.

I was asked how to find the courage to follow a dream, and my answer is that without passion, it is very hard to follow anything. You have to feel it first.

After that, you need determination and belief in yourself. Without those, the road is tough, ...and it becomes very easy to give up before you discover what you are capable of.

Waiting to feel brave is a mistake. Find what you truly care about, and the courage tends to follow.

Watch the full video on YouTube, link in bio.

#PearlLam #Advice #Passion #FollowYourDream

Every host has invited someone for the wrong reasons.

If they are boring, it is easy. I seat them next to someone who can talk for hours on end, and the problem solves itself.

I can say this because I am rude myself. So, consider yourself warned. Do not upset me during my dinner ...party.

Watch the full video on YouTube now.

#PearlLam #DinnerParty #Hosting #SeatingPlan

There are few things I enjoy more than opening an exhibition and then sitting down over dinner with the people who have helped bring it to life.

It was such a pleasure to be back in Shanghai for the opening of Zahrah Alghamdi’s Tender Ties. Zahrah’s work is deeply connected to memory, ...place and the landscapes of Saudi Arabia, and seeing the exhibition finally open after all the preparation was incredibly special.

We continued the evening over dinner with artists, collectors and friends. These are often my favourite moments, when the formalities are over and everyone can simply talk, exchange ideas and enjoy being together.

I’m very grateful to everyone who joined us, and especially to Zahrah for sharing such a personal body of work with Shanghai.

#PearlLam #ZahrahAlghamdi #TenderTies #ShanghaiArt #ContemporaryArt

Crazy Rich Asians broke more than box-office records. It challenged how Chinese identity could be represented in mainstream entertainment.

It’s a book I could never put down!

Congratulations again, Kevin!
#PearlLam #KevinKwan #CrazyRichAsians #HBO #ChineseCulture

When Kevin Kwan told me that Crazy Rich Asians was preparing for television production, I was delighted to hear it. And now, with the HBO series officially announced, it’s wonderful to see those plans becoming a reality!

Congratulations, Kevin. I’m so pleased to see Crazy Rich Asians ...continuing to find new audiences around the world.

#KevinKwan #CrazyRichAsians #HBO #PearlLam #WealthOffice

One of my most popular comments is always about my hair.
It actually started as an accident...

One day I came home bored, picked up a pair of scissors and started cutting my own hair. It was such a mess that when I went to my hairdresser, it was hopeless.

However, the ...colours are no accident at all. They come from my fortune teller and feng shui.

The whole story is now available on my YouTube channel.

One of the greatest privileges of travelling is being welcomed into someone else’s creative world.

While in Istanbul, I had the pleasure of visiting artist Hazal Haznedaroğlu in her studio.

There is something very intimate about seeing an artist’s work in the place where it ...is made. You notice the details, the materials, the works still in progress, and the atmosphere that surrounds the process before anything reaches a gallery wall.

Meeting Hazal and spending time with her work was a lovely reminder of how much more you understand when you encounter creativity at its source.

#PearlLam #HazalHaznedaroglu #IstanbulArt #ArtistStudio #ContemporaryArt

Istanbul’s culture has accumulated over millennia. The Gulf is building its own through investment at enormous scale.

I asked Ali Güreli whether money alone can create cultural power. His view is that capital can accelerate a great deal. It funds acquisitions and gives younger people ...the chance to build careers in culture. For Istanbul, he sees more partners in the region rather than a rival.

Whether money can buy the time that culture usually takes is another matter.

#PearlLam #ThePearlLamPodcast #Istanbul #CulturalPower #ArtWorld

In 2016, Contemporary Istanbul opened just 60 days after the coup attempt in Turkey. Many people thought the timing was wrong. Ali Güreli told me it became one of the fair’s most successful editions.

His argument is that confidence comes from continuity. Collectors need to believe a ...fair will still be there next year, and the ones who grew with it went on to shape many artists’ careers.

Full conversation on The Pearl Lam Podcast.

#PearlLam #ThePearlLamPodcast #ContemporaryIstanbul #ArtMarket #ContemporaryArt

Is the art world becoming too diluted?

Ali Gürel believes Art Basel’s expansion into more and more cities has come at a cost to quality, which is why he intends to keep his own fair to no more than 80 galleries. In his view, collectors will decide which fairs endure, and many already ...skip the halls for studio visits and private appointments.

What do you think?

#ArtBasel #ArtFair #GlobalArtScene #ArtMarket #GalleryLife

Istanbul exists as more than just a destination; it’s a living testament to millennia of layered history, craftsmanship, and ambition.

In the first live episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, recorded at Contemporary Istanbul, I sat down with Ali Güreli, the fair’s founder and Chairman, ...to discuss all things Istanbul, culture and art, starting with what the city still needs to prove, and to whom.

Full conversation on The Pearl Lam Podcast.

#PearlLam #ThePearlLamPodcast #Istanbul #ContemporaryIstanbul #ArtWorld