Emerging Collector to Watch in Asia: Yuri van der Leest

Hong KongPublic relationsContemporary art, including paintings, prints, sculpture, and fabric art Yuri van der Leest first got the idea to start collecting around a decade ago when he came across an image of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay taken by late photographer Fan Ho in 1953. He found the picture captivating in a way that led to an early obsession with the photographer’s vintage prints. “I quickly found that the pursuit scratched many itches for me: it was fascinating from a con