Ep.20 | Elaine Choi on UBS Art Collection, transcultural context, Uli Sigg and art acquisition.

In today's episode I had the pleasure to meet and talk with Elaine Choi at UBS. We delved into her role at UBS, Elaine explained the meaning of managing, developing and displaying art, discussed the significance of transcultural context and the depth of research that is required before the UBS team acquires a new work of art. Elaine Choi joined the UBS Art Collection in 2017, based in Hong Kong. Currently as UBS Art Collection Specialist (APAC), Elaine is responsible for Collection management and APAC branch display. Before joining UBS, she was an intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice. Elaine is a MA Transcultural Studies graduate from the Heidelberg University (Germany), major in Visual, Media and Material Culture; and holds a Cultural Studies degree in from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. During her study, Elaine was in exchange programs at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and Ca' Foscari University of Venice. UBS Art Collection ----- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christie's Education⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enjoy 15% Discount and Join a virtual or in-person art course, lecture, workshop, city or art gallery visit. Use 'LASTSUPPER15' discount code. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See ⁠⁠programme⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- The Last Supper Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelastsupper.asia⁠⁠⁠ Intagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelastsupper.asia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelastsupper.asia/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- The Last Supper supports the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.hk-aga.org