Guests:
Ella Fontanals Cisneros, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo,
Basma Al Sulaiman.

Moderator:
Michele Codoni

Women collectors have been active throughout the history. Today, they are continuing to support artists and sharing their collections with the public with a social vision.

Proje 4L/Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art explicated being a private collector and the changes in museum management in today’s world by inviting three women collectors in a panel as part of its 10th Anniversary activities. It also examined the language and the style women have developed with artists and public in a subject as sensitive as art.

Ella Fontanal Cisneros: As an American born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela she predominantly collects Latin American art. She has established Miami Art Central (MAC) in 2001 and Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) in Miami in 2002. Apart from exhibiting the Cisneros Collection, the foundation runs a variety of programs for contemporary Latin American artists and supports the collaboration within different fields of art.

Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo: She has established a foundation bearing her name in Turin, Italy, in 1995 to support artists from all over the world in visual arts, music, performance art and literature. She introduces contemporary art to the community and improves international relations in art. She is part of various international boards of museums such as Tate, MoMa and New Museum. In addition to that she was honoured by the government of Italy and France for her support to contemporary art.

Basma Al Sulaiman: As a member of a prominent family in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Al-Sulaiman collects art from all around the world and exhibits her collection, which consists of Middle Eastern artists together with International artists (with a strong presence of Chinese artists), in an interactive revolutionary three dimensional cyber museum named BASMOCA. She is an active member of Arts Global; a foundation devoted to bring the European and Arabic worlds closer.

Moderator Michele Codoni: After his law education and his diplomatic career, he established a public relations and event organization company in London. Codoni has a close relationship with the contemporary art world and he serves in the board of directors of BASMOCA.

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