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

Written By Oscar Venhuis
Elaine Choi, Associate Director UBS Art Collection

Elaine Choi, Associate Director UBS Art Collection

Ep.20 | In this week’s episode I had the pleasure to meet and talk with Elaine Choi. 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.

Website: UBS Art Collection

Instagram: @ubsglobalart

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