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  • Aug 09, 2017

Painting at 90: Interview with Gaylord Chan

Portrait of GAYLORD CHAN in

Few within Hong Kong’s art circles are unfamiliar with the name Gaylord Chan. Despite having never properly picked up a paintbrush until the age of 42, Chan has gone on to become one of the most prominent artists in the city, producing works with his signatures bold colors and abstract shapes that come to life on his canvases. Now, at the age of 92 and putting on yet another exhibition—“Painting at 90”— Chan is a living example who proves that learning never ends.