Following the opening of Woaw Gallery in Singapore, founder Kevin Poon talks about the importance of access to art, and why the relationship between the Lion City and Hong Kong should be complementary rather than competitive
You can say that Hong Kong‑based entrepreneur Kevin Poon is one of the original multi‑hyphenates, before being one was really even a thing. After interning at Interscope Records in California in the early 2000s, Poon returned to Hong Kong, where he would go on to build an empire as the co‑founder of streetwear label Clot, streetwear retailer Juice, distributor District, and the founder of Woaw Gallery.
“I think art has always been in the system of what I do. Early on, we were hanging out with Futura, Stash, José Parlá, Kaws … people who were in the mix doing cool stuff,” says Poon. “And as our culture started growing up, a lot of these artists were being celebrated in fine art spaces. That’s when we transitioned into becoming more serious about art.”
