Cultural Fulcrum is an independent platform for cultural intelligence founded by Vivienne Chow, an award-winning journalist, writer, and cultural strategist. Through original analysis and commentary, it examines and synthesises the intersection of art, culture, markets, policy, and power—with Asia at the centre of the global conversation.
The platform’s publications include The Fulcrum Five, a monthly essay that questions and analyses the major cultural signals observed throughout the week, and The Asia Fulcrum, which examines art, markets, and cultural developments across Asia and its global diaspora.
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About Vivienne Chow
Vivienne Chow is an award-winning journalist, writer and a content strategist whose work examines art, cultural ecosystems and identity at the nexus of East and West. Through her reporting and analysis, she aims to break down cultural barriers, uncover untold stories, and foster dialogue among art-world players from diverse backgrounds. She is a Salzburg Global Fellow and an IJP Premium Fellow. Currently, she is Writer-in-Residence at esea contemporary.
Over more than two decades, she has built an internationally recognised career spanning Asia and Europe, served as Senior Reporter at the South China Morning Post, and London Correspondent at Artnet News, where she co-founded The Asia Pivot newsletter. Her byline has appeared in BBC Culture, Variety, The Art Newspaper, the Financial Times, and the New York Times, among others.
Beyond journalism, she founded the non-profit Cultural Journalism Campus and has taught arts writing and reporting at universities. She was the editor of A New Reality, the monograph of Hong Kong artist Stephen Wong Chun Hei. She also advises cultural organisations on strategy and research, and is a regular speaker and moderator at international art and cultural forums.
Her Instagram handle is @missviviennechow.
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