Elite Traveler January-February 2017

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ARTISTIC CAPITAL

Bespoke travel company Remote Lands has teamed up with The Peninsula Hotels to create the ultimate adventure for art aficionados. Taking in Asia’s major contemporary art capitals – including Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo – the 15-day trip will give guests exclusive access to unique experiences and world-renowned artists. The program features intimate tours of acclaimed museums, galleries and private collections, panel discussions as well as meet-and-greets with celebrated artists – plus tours of each city. Highlights include a visit to YenakArt Village in Bangkok for lunch with some of the Thai capital’s leading contemporary art gallery owners; a tour of the studio of the award-winning Hong Kong-based Portuguese artist João Vasco Paiva; a morning in Beijing with one of China’s first graffiti and street artists, Zhang Dali; a viewing of the Mori Art Museum, led by its director, Fumio Nanjo; and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the private collection of art dealer and collector Pearl Lam in her Shanghai apartment. Evenings are spent in superlative comfort and luxury in a five-star Peninsula hotel. The group has long been a champion of the arts, collaborating with creatives during major global art fairs, such as Art Basel Hong Kong and Expo Chicago. From $26,888 per person, excluding flights. For booking enquiries, contact Catherine Heald, Remote Lands CEO and founder,

Above The Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Left Suicide by Chinese artist Zhang Dali

catherine.heald@remotelands.com remotelands.com, peninsula.com