The Public Life of a Private Collection – Asian Art Collectors in Focus

What role have collectors played in the formation of a contemporary Asian art discourse in Australia? This panel discussion brings together a number of collectors  who have been broadly involved in the development of contemporary Asian art in Australia, from the 1980s through to the present.

Do private collections have a public role?
What motivates a collector to share their collections? How important is it for a collector to engage in a relationship with institutional bodies to ensure that their collection plays a wider role in serving the cultural life of a city?
How do private collections intersect with institutional agendas?
How can they nurture, benefit or antagonise the artistic process?

These are a number of questions to be discussed. The panel will look at ways in which collectors have supported and nurtured a discussion of contemporary Asian art in this country, and to speculate their future role in shaping its history.

Panel includes:

Pamela Adams, former Director Fire Station Gallery, Rozelle, one of the pioneering galleries focusing on contemporary Asian art in the 1990s

Daniel Droga, collector of contemporary Chinese Art and philanthropist

Dr Dick Quan, collector and philanthropist

Zhang Di, Director WHITE SPACE, Beijing

Chair: Aaron Seeto, Director, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

 

Venue: 4A Centre for Contemporary Art
181-187 Hay Street
(between Pitt and George streets)

Bookings essential
Produced by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in partnership with Art Month

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