PUBLIC ART PROGRAMMES 2014

COLLECTING ART IN EUROPE
AN OVERVIEW OF WESTERN ART HISTORY THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN


SATURDAY 17 MAY 2014, 3PM
Curate
LG1-1, SENI Mont' Kiara, 2a Changkat Duta Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
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Free Admission


Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers (HBArt) present a series of public art programmes, in conjunction with the newly established art space by HBArt, Curate@SENI on Saturday 17 May 2014.

The seminars, covering the topics of art critique and analysis, art collecting and investing, as well as art conservation and restoration, will be presented as part of an educational initiative to create awareness and educate the public on art knowledge.

The objective of this first installment of art programme for 2014 is to discuss art collecting in Europe and learn about one of the most significant collectors of Western and Asian Art of the 20th century and one of the wealthiest men of his time Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian. In his own words, Mr. Gulbenkian collected "only the best" and nowadays the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum reflects his eclectic taste for some of the most representative art pieces produced by Western and Asian societies.
 
 
 

 

SPEAKERS


 

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Sandra Peixoto Krich is an art historian who specialises in Western art, a curator, educator and design consultant. She has worked as a consultant in contemporary art & research for the prestigious Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum) in Lisbon, Portugal which houses a collection of ancient and modern art by the renowned collector Calouste Gulbenkian. She has lectured in History of Art as Adjunct Assistant Professor for the American university, University of Maryland University College Europe in Portugal. She has also collaborated with Palácio Correio Velho Auction House (Christie's representatives in Portugal) and co-curated an exhibition in Oporto about the 19th century Portuguese-Australian artist Arthur Loureiro and conducted the project research at National Gallery Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. She has recently worked for the Lisbon design biennale experimentadesign and is currently writing for contemporary art and design websites and magazines. She currently divides her time between Lisbon, London and Kuala Lumpur.
 
 
 


MODERATOR


 

Born in New York, United States of America, John Krich is a novelist, travel writer, columnist, critic, feature writer and a journalist. He is the author of nine books including the PEN/Hemingway Award winning novel on the private life of Fidel Castro, A Totally Free Man: An Unauthorized Autobiography of Fidel Castro and the groundbreaking anti-travelogue on backpacking through Asia, Music In Every Room: Around the World In A Bad Mood as well as Won Ton Lust, a search for the world's best Chinese restaurant. He was the main feature writer on the arts and food critic for the Asian Wall Street Journal for six years based in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. His travel writing and journalism has been featured in Time Asia, Conde Nast Traveler, Vogue, National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times, San Francisco Examiner and many others. His most recent books include A Fork In Asia’s Road, an anthology of food writings, and Johor:Latitude One, a photo-text collaboration sponsored by Johor's royal family. He has written on many arts related topics, from visual arts and private museums in China and Malaysia, to music in Brazil, Japan and India, to film festivals and heritage preservation and book reviewing.