Collaborating with four art visionaries, H Queen’s promotes gallery culture ahead of art month with ‘Elevated Artistic Encounters’ video series

At Whitestone Gallery—a pioneer in the curation of Japanese art—CEO Koei Shiraishi takes us through the previous exhibition Sebastian Chaumeton: Baby Blue and talks about how he views exhibitions as a path to building genuine connections with people. “My father founded Whitestone in Tokyo in 1967 to bring his love for art to the nation. Following in his footsteps, I carry on his mission of cultivating the appreciation of art worldwide,” he says of his role.

Just a few floors up, at Tang Contemporary Art, where Leng Guangmin: Shells garner Lingering Light was on view, sales and marketing manager Zoe Tsang discusses the way galleries play a vital role in nurturing artistic expression, cultural discourse and art appreciation. “To me, physical art exhibitions go beyond just displaying visual art. They curate the ambience and installation, which significantly influence how the audience perceives the artworks,” she says.

Over at David Zwirner, amid the latest exhibition, Neo Rauch: Field Signs, which showcases new paintings by the German artist by the same name, Vera Lam, curator and director of non-profit art organisation HART, speaks about constructing the layers of meaning that are conveyed through an exhibition. “My vision as a curator is to keep cultivating emerging artists, and to use art as a medium to serve more purposes and communicate to a wider audience,” she says.