The Art of Taste (And Mastering Hong Kong´s Hills In Stilettos)
Collector and Founder of Sook, Hong Kong
Virginia-born full-time lawyer-and-entrepreneur Mina Park has captivated Hongkongers with her illustrious Korean-inspired private kitchen and pop-up dining concept – Sook. Boasting its homemade Korean modern delicacies with a range of special foodie events, the sought-after powerhouse has launched remarkable partnership with big names including Ping Pong 129, Serge et Le Phoque, and celebrity chef Bobby Chinn. This week we catch up with the charismatic lawyer-turned-founder and talk about pilates and gyrotonic classes and alternating between Aquazzura and Valentino.
My ideal working outfit looks like…
Ideally, Peter Pilotto tailored dresses with stilettos. The reality these days is I wear black jeans and a white top with a cozy jacket that looks like a wool blanket because I’m always cold in my office.
Heels or flats… Which brand or style…
I prefer heels because I’m not actually as tall as I think I am. I’ve become very adept at navigating Hong Kong’s hills in stilettos. At the moment, I alternate between Aquazzura and Valentino because they’re both feminine and strong and yet I can run around in them all day or night.
My favourite art-related blog/app is…
I’m old-fashioned and like to read hard copies of The Art Newspaper, Frieze, Artforum and others. I do check ArtNews and Randian online and receive dozens of emails a day it seems like with art news.
A painting by a Singaporean artist, Heman Chong, from his book cover series.
An ombré ostrich feather jacket from Givenchy over a year ago that I still haven’t worn. I love looking at it though…
Pilates and gyrotonic classes.
Not including my iPhone and money – By Terry rose lip balm, lucky charms from Man Mo temple in HK, my journal for brainstorming about my food business
Hike to a beach and bask in the sun.
Over 10 years later, it’s still the Prada store in Marfa by Elmgreen and Dragset.
Yana Peel. That woman never stops. She does so much to support the arts, fashion, social dialogue… impressive.
In the art world currently I find most exciting that…
Despite the difficulty of funding in these markets, tiny new nonprofit art spaces with unique programmes keep popping up.
Art makes me…
Feel like a child again, wandering galleries with my mother who was a painter, and seeing the world in ways completely foreign to me.
Manila. I’m going with a group of fellow art lovers and patrons, all organized by Para Site Art Space in Hong Kong. We have a whirlwind itinerary set up including visiting Maria Taniguchi’s studio and various galleries, museums and private collections.
Impossible to pick, but for me London is always special.
One who cares about the art more than what it says about him.
Jeremy Everett, Maria Taniguchi, Boychild and Wu Tsang, Joao Vasco Paiva, Dora Budor, Sean Raspet.
