When I mentioned opening a Hong Kong branch, a respected gallerist from Japan asked: “Don’t you already know collectors there?” It was a fair question. Yet, the decision wasn’t driven by access to local collectors or institutions, relationships we’ve cultivated for years. It stemmed from a convergence of pressing constraints: practical, structural, and deeply personal. A Hong Kong outpost would not solve these complexities entirely, but carves out space for different possibilities. 

Antenna Space began with friendship and shared impulse. In 2013, Guan Xiao, Li Ming, and Yu Honglei, friends whose work I admired, proposed some projects. I constantly thought, “How can we make this happen? How do we build a space where their vision can take shape?” The gallery was born from this desire to support their practice and career. The most pressing challenge was finding artists willing to work with us. Many Chinese artists whose work I admired had existing gallery relationships, others weren’t ready to gamble on an unproven entity. Over time, the program has settled into its current balance: half Chinese, half international. It grew organically, through relationships rather than design. This spirit continues to guide our direction.