The Pearl Lam Podcast | With Daniel McClean

In this episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, cultural influencer Pearl Lam sits with art aficionado, lawyer and art magazine writer Daniel McClean who regularly writes and produces shows in the art world. To Pearl Lam’s delight, this is a man who wears many hats and who has also authored and edited several books while acting as an independent curator with commercial gallery experience. “I see the good, the bad and the ugly,” says Daniel McClean about his bird’s eye view of the ever-changing art business.

The duo discusses the importance of authentication as Pearl Lam draws viewers to the fact that despite the increasing digitalisation the art world is enduring, people’s interest in Old Masters is actually being revived instead of dwindling. This is where Daniel McClean shares his experience, using an example where AI authenticated a Caravaggio in an auction. The lawyer believes that artificial intelligence could provide valuable assistance in this process, with careful human guidance, since he doesn’t believe that AI-authentication could be entirely definitive.

This illuminating episode also delves into blockchain technology, the rising concerns of maintaining legacy through art, the changing role of art custodians and how art is currently being showcased and curated in exciting new ways.

About Pearl Lam (林明珠):

Pearl Lam (林明珠) is a gallerist and cultural influencer and is a leading authority on Asian art and the global contemporary art market, with a network spanning the world. The Financial Times calls Pearl Lam “a powerhouse of the contemporary art world”. The New York Times calls her "a tour de force of the art world”. And Forbes names Pearl Lam as “one of Asia’s most powerful women”.

For over 20 years Pearl Lam has also been at the forefront of reimagining China’s cultural place in the world. She has played a key role in elevating Chinese contemporary art and artists into the international market. She has also turned many international artists into ‘rockstars’ in the huge Chinese and Asian markets.

Her Pearl Lam Galleries is a driving force within Asia’s contemporary art scene, with spaces in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The gallery is globally recognised for its intellectual ambition. Pearl Lam also has a longstanding commitment to promoting exchange between Asia and the Western world.

林明珠是一位畫廊廊主和文化方面極具影響力的人，同時也是亞洲藝術和全球當代藝術市場的頂尖權威，在全球範圍內擁有廣泛的人脈。《金融時報》稱林明珠為“當代藝術界的龐然大物”；《紐約時報》稱她為“藝術界的頂流”；《福布斯》將林明珠列為“亞洲最具影響力的女性之一”。

20多年以來，林明珠致力於重新定義中國的文化地位。她的存在於協助中國當代藝術和藝術家進入國際市場不可或缺。與此同時，她也將許多國際藝術家打造成了在龐大的中國以及亞洲市場上的“搖滾巨星”。

她的藝術門畫廊是亞洲當代藝術界向前推進的動力,在香港和上海都擁有展廳。該畫廊因其遠大抱負而在全球范圍內得到認可，林明珠也一直致力於促進亞洲與西方世界之間的文化交流。

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