FCCC In-person Event: Uli Sigg: Swiss Art Collector, Former Diplomat and Businessman 

Hong Kong’s M+ has become one of the most popular art museums in Asia. This wouldn’t have been possible without Uli Sigg. The Swiss art collector, former diplomat and businessman donated the bulk of his Chinese contemporary art collection to the museum. The M+ Sigg Collection includes among other artists works by Fang Lijun, Song Dong and dissident artist Ai Weiwei.
Join us for an in-person talk with Uli Sigg for an evening of discussion on how he turned from businessman to art collector, how the crackdown on free speech in Hong Kong affects the art scene, and what the future of Chinese contemporary art looks like.

Seats for this event are limited so please register in advance. The talk and Q&A will be off the record, but you will have the opportunity to connect with Uli Sigg at a small apero at the Embassy

About the speaker: Born in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1946, the lawyer and entrepreneur Uli Sigg implemented the first joint venture of a Western corporation in China for Schindler in 1980. Later he was Swiss ambassador in Beijing. Uli Sigg amassed the most important collection of contemporary Chinese art. In 2012, he donated a large part of his collection to Hong Kong’s M+. The museum, designed by star architects Herzog & de Meron, finally opened in November 2021 after four years of delay.