Out of the Shadows

The De Villepins have been fans of the mysterious, under-the-radar Korean artist Myonghi Kang for decades—now they’re putting her in the spotlight

By Oliver Giles

For as long as he can remember, Arthur de Villepin has lived with paintings by the artist Myonghi Kang. “Her art was always hanging in my family’s homes,” says Arthur, who last year opened a gallery in Hong Kong with his father, former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin. “And in 2010, when I was leaving home to move to Hong Kong, my parents said to me, ‘What do you want to take?’ I chose three African masks and a small Myonghi drawing. It has some gold in it—in certain light it sparkles.” Arthur still owns that drawing, which he now keeps in his bedroom next to another painting by Kang. Downstairs, a large canvas dominated by vivid splashes of green hangs above his dining table. Every morning, he admires it while…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2021

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