"In 2014, Patrick Sun established the Sunpride Foundation with a singular mission: foster and support LGBTQ+ communities and help shape a more equitable world through art. In the more than decade since was first created, Sunpride Foundation has helped bring to life numerous exhibitions and platform a diverse range of artists. At the forefront of these endeavors has been the foundation's "Spectrosynthesis" series of exhibitions, which have been staged across Asia in collaboration with renowned institutions-from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre."
"Now, the series has debuted its newest iteration " Spectrosynthesis Seoul," held at Seoul's Art Sonje Center and on view through June 28, 2026. Prior to his work with the Sunpride Foundation, Sun, who is originally from Hong Kong, began his career in real estate development, and later founded and helmed Kinwick Holdings Limited. An active art collector since the late 1980s and champion of LGBTQ+ communities in Hong Kong and Taiwan since the early aughts, the Sunpride Foundation is ultimately a synthesis of his life's work to date."
"My first experience with art was through traditional Chinese painting. At the time, I worked in Hollywood Road in Hong Kong, a neighborhood famous for antiques and curios. I frequented the shops hoping to buy property from my neighbors, but apparently they were much better businessmen than I was-they sold me paintings instead. Over time, my interest shifted towards contemporary art because it feels more relevant to my daily life."
Sunpride Foundation was established in 2014 to foster and support LGBTQ+ communities and help shape a more equitable world through art. The foundation has enabled exhibitions and platforms for a diverse range of artists, with its Spectrosynthesis series staged across Asia in collaboration with major institutions. Spectrosynthesis Seoul is the newest iteration, presented at Seoul’s Art Sonje Center and scheduled through June 28, 2026. Patrick Sun, originally from Hong Kong, founded the foundation after a career in real estate development and leadership at Kinwick Holdings Limited. His art collecting began in the late 1980s, and his advocacy for LGBTQ+ communities in Hong Kong and Taiwan began in the early 2000s. His collecting interests evolved from traditional Chinese painting to contemporary queer Asian art.
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