Swiss collector Uli Sigg has played in the time of economic opening of China by Mao an essential role, which is still continuing. To better understand China, in 1980 as an entrepreneur and business expert to the country called Sigg art turns to and wears for years the most important collection of contemporary Chinese art together. THE CHINESE LIVES OF ULI SIGG granted for the first time a comprehensive insight into the exciting and extraordinary life of the entrepreneur, diplomat and art collector. Contemporary artists like Ai Weiwei, Zeng Fanzhi, Cao Fei, Fang Lijun Wang Guangyi or consider him a friend and mentor to whom they could entrust their works, to protect them against the arbitrary destruction of the authorities. The majority of them are over the Sigg museum M + in Hong Kong, which expected to open in 2019 and the works will be presented to the general public.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, Fang Lijun, Uli Sigg, Guangyi Wang, Cao Chong’en
Crew: Dieter Meyer (Sound Director), Filip Zumbrunn (Camera Department Manager), Marcel Hoehn (Producer), Michael Schindhelm (Director), Marina Wernli (Editor)
Country: Switzerland
Language: Deutsch
Studio: One Filmverleih
Runtime: 93 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 03, 2017
IMDb: 5.3
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