The Wonder Years

How did you begin your career in the industry?

I started a gallery with my friend Harold Wong to sell traditional art in the late 1970s. The aftermath of the Cultural Revolution meant a large amount of old cultural artefacts were being disposed of, and Hong Kong was a major channel for this outflow. I started to curate exhibitions for contemporary Hong Kong artists around 1980, including for artists such as Antonio Mak and Luis Chan. I then founded Hanart TZ Gallery for contemporary art in December 1983. It was