All in the Family

Wife and husband duo Ysabelle Cheung and Willem Molesworth are shaking things up in the art world following their daring decision to open a gallery during the pandemic

By Aaina Bhargava.

The area around the Canal Road Flyover is known for its proximity to wet markets, bus interchanges, Happy Valley’s cemeteries for different faiths, and elderly women practising the art of da siu yan, or “villain-hitting”, aka Hong Kong’s version of voodoo. It’s not where you would expect to find a cutting-edge contemporary art gallery. Ysabelle Cheung and Willem Molesworth found success in the city’s art scene as a well-respected writer and critic, and the director of de Sarthe Gallery respectively. Last summer, Molesworth quit his job to set up Property Holdings Development (PHD) with Cheung in the vast 3,000 sq ft top-floor space of Eastern Commercial Centre on Hennessy Road. Once a private clubhouse, the space will now play host to artworks created by a roster of critically acclaimed emerging artists. PHD…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2022

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