The Beijing of 20 years ago is a far cry from the quickly-modernising, creative hotbed and soon-to-be-host-of-the-Olympic-Games Chinese capital of today.
Back then, a young idealistic Australian enrolled in a language school and helped his new artist friends arrange exhibitions. This year, he celebrates the 15th anniversary of his art gallery which is housed in an enormous Ming Dynasty-era watchtower in central Beijing.
The Red Gate Gallery is now one of the most pre-eminent contemporary Chinese galleries in the world. And its founder Brian Wallace is renowned for his artist-in-residence program to dozens of top artists each year.
Adam Connors speaks with Brian Wallace about the humble beginnings of Red Gate.
But first, let’s hear from Chinese-Australian artist and former resident Lindy Lee who paints us a picture of the impact of one Australian on modern-day China.
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