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Pearl Lam Projects A driving force in Asia’s contemporary art scene with spaces in Hong Kong and Shanghai

Founded by Pearl Lam, Pearl Lam Galleries is a driving force within Asia’s contemporary art scene. Pearl Lam Galleries presents museum-quality exhibitions that re-evaluate and challenge perceptions of cultural practice in Asia. With a thoughtfully balanced roster of Chinese and international artists, the gallery is strategic in its curation, positioning itself as an educator. With over 20 years of experience, the gallery continues to play a vital role in stimulating cross-cultural exchange between East and West. The gallery maintains a flagship space in the historic Pedder Building in Hong Kong, whilst the Shanghai gallery is situated in the heritage architecture in the Bund district.

Antony Micallef (b. 1975) () is a contemporary expressionist whose work blurs the boundary between “painting” and “sculp...
23/10/2026

Antony Micallef (b. 1975) () is a contemporary expressionist whose work blurs the boundary between “painting” and “sculpture.”⁠
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To make the paint behave in unconventional and often unpredictable ways, Micallef employs an intensive, time-consuming process. The creation of a single work can take years, as each layer requires extensive drying time before the next can be applied.⁠
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Known for his visually charged figure paintings, he uses oil paint in a groundbreaking way, literally sculpting and forming it to redefine what an oil painting can be. Combined with his impasto and layering techniques, he pushes the oil paint to its extreme, blurring the line between painting and sculpture.⁠
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🔗 For more information, please visit the link in our bio. ⁠
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Artwork:⁠
1:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ © Photo: Antony Micallef and Pearl Lam Projects⁠
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2/3: Antony Micallef (b. 1975)⁠
Constructing Auras No. 3, 2020⁠
Oil and beeswax with raw pigment⁠
33 x 33 x 30 cm (13 x 13 x 11 3/4 in.)⁠
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'Wilderness', a solo exhibition by Beijing-based painter Ma Kelu (b. 1954). On view is a rare selection of landscape and...
22/10/2026

'Wilderness', a solo exhibition by Beijing-based painter Ma Kelu (b. 1954). On view is a rare selection of landscape and abstract paintings spanning from the 1970s to the present. This exhibition conveys the relationships between form, free will, and life existing totally free in an uninhibited environment.⁠
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With respect to Ma’s search for purity in art, the intention behind 'Wilderness' is to simulate a viewing condition of estrangement and to encourage a comparative formal reading of the artworks.⁠
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: Eight groups of paintings drawn from different periods and organised in chronological order to shed light on Ma’s disciplinary approaches toward subject matter, surface treatments, and materials. For example, a representational landscape painting will be hung next to a non-figurative abstract painting.⁠
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🔗 For more information, please visit the link in our bio. ⁠
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Artwork:⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠© Photo: Ma Kelu and Pearl Lam Projects⁠
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Pearl Lam is pleased to present ‘One Object After Another’ at the Inaugural Frieze Abu Dhabi 2026 (), bringing together ...
21/10/2026

Pearl Lam is pleased to present ‘One Object After Another’ at the Inaugural Frieze Abu Dhabi 2026 (), bringing together seminal contemporary abstract artists Qin Yufen, Su Xiaobai (), Wang Dongling, Yang Jiechang (), and Zhu Jinshi (). Spanning painting, ink, lacquer, and Xuan paper, the exhibition explores abstraction's materiality, examining the relationship between temporality, gesture, and the tension between chaos and order.⁠
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Rejecting fixed meanings and representational narratives, the artists foreground process over form, allowing accumulation, erasure, and the passage of time to shape each work. In dialogue with the Gulf’s arid landscapes, the exhibition reflects on how matter retains time, how forces shape form, and how abstraction reveals the underlying rhythms of the natural world.⁠
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“What these five artists share is a conviction that a single brushstroke or texture can tell an entire story. Whether through painted lines, layered lacquer, or⁠ thick oil paint applied with a trowel, these works communicate beyond words. Abu Dhabi has a rich history of celebrating calligraphy and visual culture, and I wanted to see how these artworks resonate⁠
with its audience.” ⁠— Pearl Lam, Founder.⁠
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We look forward to welcoming you to the Inaugural Frieze Abu Dhabi 2026.⁠
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VIP Preview: Thursday, 19 November, 2 am–9 pm⁠
General Admission:⁠
Friday, 20 November - Sunday, 22 November, 2 am–9 pm⁠
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Pearl Lam Projects | Stand C18⁠
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Cultural District, Saadiyat Island⁠
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates⁠
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At our Shanghai gallery, Pearl Lam Projects presents 'Tender Ties’, an exhibition by Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi (.zah...
20/10/2026

At our Shanghai gallery, Pearl Lam Projects presents 'Tender Ties’, an exhibition by Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi (.zahrah_alghamdi), on view until 29 October.⁠
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‘Echoes of the One in Many’ (2026) consists of interlinked figures arranged in an endless circular orbit, forming a singular, breathing mass, erasing individual boundaries in favour of a shared humanity with a common root.⁠
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Al Ghamdi states her intention: “The human body is not a fixed image; ⁠
instead, it is a shifting state between all human emotions, moving between strength and fragility, openness and withdrawal, belonging and solitude, joy and sorrow, as well as hope and despair.⁠
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This exhibition can be seen as a series of visual confessions that reveal the human condition in its vulnerability and strength, in its presence and concealment, in moments of confrontation and in moments of silence. Every thread in these works resembles a trace of life, and every intersection evokes a decision, a wound, or an encounter.⁠”⁠
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⁠🔗 Discover more about ‘Tender Ties’ and the works in the exhibition via the link in bio.⁠
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Artwork:⁠
Zahrah Al Ghamdi (b. 1977） ⁠
Echoes of the One in Many, 2026⁠
Leather ⁠
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)⁠
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⁠'Tender Ties’⁠
An exhibition by Zahrah Al Ghamdi⁠
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17 September – 29 October 2026⁠
General opening hours: Monday–Saturday, 10:30–19:00⁠
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Pearl Lam Projects⁠
203, 2/F, 117 Xianggang Road⁠
Shanghai, China⁠
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Zhu Peihong (), who pioneered the concept of ‘pictorial sculpture’, expands the language of abstract painting with virtu...
19/10/2026

Zhu Peihong (), who pioneered the concept of ‘pictorial sculpture’, expands the language of abstract painting with virtual reality technology. ⁠ In the interaction between materials and ideas, the ongoing practices integrated by the artist allow the work itself to generate complex spatial forms in a disciplined and spontaneous manner as it evolves through diffusion and response.⁠
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As the artist says, “In the convergence of the virtual and the real, I perceive and capture the flow of consciousness, exploring the infinite boundaries of space and consciousness.”⁠
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Zhu paintings, while appearing abstract in form, differ from Western abstract painting. His paintings seek to restore and reveal the ways in which sensory consciousness exists in the virtual and real worlds. ⁠
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To find out more about the artist, tap the link in bio!⁠
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Artwork:⁠
Zhu Peihong (b. 1987)⁠
My Space 2020-12, 2020⁠
Oil and acrylic on canvas⁠
40 × 80 cm⁠
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Dale Frank () initially became known in the art world through his performances and assemblages, but throughout his caree...
18/10/2026

Dale Frank () initially became known in the art world through his performances and assemblages, but throughout his career, Frank has explored painting’s potential through experimentation with materials and processes that challenge the concept of painting by embracing the full physical transformation process of the medium itself.⁠
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While the artist engages in the physical process of creating his works, he believes that each has a life and lifespan of its own that is created as a result. The pigments and resin used by Dale Frank are bound to Perspex, which, spatially and conceptually, adds a new dimension to his work. ⁠
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Although he previously worked on canvas, Frank found that the reflective nature of Perspex alters the paint quality, with the resins and pigments appearing to cascade down the work’s façade.⁠
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🔗 Discover more about the artwork via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠
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Artwork:⁠
DALE FRANK (b. 1959)⁠
Untitled, 2024⁠
Interference colour pigments in Easycast, epoxyglass, on Perspex⁠
100 x 150 cm ( 39 3/8 x 59 in.)⁠
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17/10/2026

Zhu Jinshi () prefers to convey colour three-dimensionally through thick applications of paint. He embraces the splendour of colour through its materiality, confronting the challenges and surprises of the medium.⁠
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Using a custom-made palette knife, he pulls and pushes, flips and shovels—physical gestures performed above the canvas. The artist’s distinctive “thick painting” style employs heavy applications of colour to create sculptural effects.⁠
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The expressive power of his paintings derives from the fluidity of the paint itself, reflecting a Daoist-inspired perspective of the works as self-contained visual systems. His unconventional tools, such as palettes and shovels, imbue the paintings with a sense of monumental force.⁠
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⁠🔗 Discover more about the artwork via the link in bio.⁠
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Artwork:⁠
Zhi Jinshi (b. 1954) ⁠
Cold As Iron Rock While Easy As Paper, 2012 ⁠
Oil on canvas⁠
180 x 160 cm ( 70 7/8 x 63 in.)⁠
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At our Shanghai gallery, Pearl Lam Projects presents 'Tender Ties’⁠, an exhibition by Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi, o...
16/10/2026

At our Shanghai gallery, Pearl Lam Projects presents 'Tender Ties’⁠, an exhibition by Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi, on view until 29th October.⁠
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‘Embroidered Leather Piece (2026)’ simulates the surreal, wind-carved red rock towers of Al-Ula with celestial star clusters and delicate chamomile flower embroidery, celebrating the fragile biodiversity and⁠ cosmic mystery of the desert landscape. This work expresses a narrative where individual threads, rocks, and memories weave into an enduring universal existence.⁠
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🔗 Discover more about ‘Tender Ties’ and the works in the exhibition via the link in bio.⁠
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Artwork:⁠
ZAHRAH ALGHAMDI (b. 1977⁠
Embroidered Leather Piece, 2026⁠
Embroidered Leather⁠
23 pieces, variable dimensions ⁠
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'Tender Ties’⁠
An exhibition by Zahrah Al Ghamdi⁠
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17 September – 29 October 2026⁠
General opening hours: Monday–Saturday, 10:30–19:00⁠
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Pearl Lam Projects⁠
203, 2/F, 117 Xianggang Road⁠
Shanghai, China⁠
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⁠⁠⁠© Photo: Zahrah Al Ghamdi and Pearl Lam Projects⁠
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Su Xiaobai (b. 1949, Wuhan, China) lives and works between Shanghai and Düsseldorf. Trained initially in Social Realism,...
15/10/2026

Su Xiaobai (b. 1949, Wuhan, China) lives and works between Shanghai and Düsseldorf. Trained initially in Social Realism, his practice evolved into a distinctive form of abstraction following his years in Germany. Since the early 2000s, he has redefined painting through his sustained engagement with lacquer.⁠
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Presented by LACMA () and the Su Xiaobai Foundation () as an official Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (), the exhibition brings together Su Xiaobai’s ongoing exploration of lacquer, material and transformation.⁠
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His works—built through hand-formed supports and up to twenty layers of lacquer—exist between painting and object. Surfaces are scored, abraded, and veiled with translucent pigments and powdered metals, creating depth, luminosity, and a sense of continuous transformation.⁠
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Balancing Chinese philosophical thought with Western abstraction, Su’s practice explores materiality, perception, and the passage of time—where each work becomes a self-contained, meditative presence.⁠
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📍 ‘Su Xiaobai: Alchemical Universe⁠’⁠
Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Venice⁠
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📅 9 May – 22 November 2026⁠
🕐 10 am–6 pm⁠
Closed Tuesdays⁠
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Visit the Su Xiaobai Foundation website for more details.⁠
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Installation view:⁠
1: A render of the works by Su Xiaobai at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel⁠
© Su Xiaobai Foundation, 2026. Courtesy of Su Xiaobai Foundation⁠
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2: Van Axel Blue, 2025⁠
Oil, lacquer, linen, wood⁠
171 x 171 x 11 cm⁠
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3:⁠ Chasing Black-2, 2020⁠
Oil, lacquer, linen, wood ⁠
194 x 154 x 11 cm ⁠
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4: Treasure, 2025⁠
Oil, lacquer, linen, wood⁠
165 x 164 x 18 cm⁠
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