Adeline Ooi, Asia director of Art Basel, on her ‘out of the blue’ life

Raised on palm oil plantations in Malaysia, Ooi studied at Central St Martins in London, before returning to Asia
She worked as a curator in a gallery before setting up RogueArt with friends, and landing the Art Basel job

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Adeline Ooi, Director Asia of Art Basel, poses for photography in West Kowloon Cultural District. 11MAY22. SCMP / May Tse

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Adeline Ooi, Asia director of Art Basel, on her ‘out of the blue’ life

22 May 2022 - 3:00PM

Raised on palm oil plantations in Malaysia, Ooi studied at Central St Martins in London, before returning to Asia
She worked as a curator in a gallery before setting up RogueArt with friends, and landing the Art Basel job

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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTube personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

MANDATORY CREDIT: Matthias Clamer for Rolling Stone

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Polly Hui’s flat was gutted and its interior walls removed to create a new feng-shui-aligned space that ticks all the boxes for its owners. Photo: Eugene Chan

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Kanye West at the Balenciaga spring 2023 show at the New York Stock Exchange. The show’s front row also featured less well-known figures, such as Netflix stars. Photo: GC Images

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