The Embassy is pleased to present “The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg” by Michael Schindhelm at the European Union Film Festival 2017.
A documentary about the entrepreneur, diplomat and art collector Uli Sigg in the tense and ongoing transformation of Chinese society from the late 1970s until today.
It offers a rare insight into the career of one man who has made a major impact on the contemporary art world. He collected over 2,300 artworks representing the largest as well as the most comprehensive collection of Chinese contemporary art in the world. In 2012, he donated over 1,400 of these artworks to the M+ Museum in Hong Kong.
The screening will be followed by a conversation between Uli Sigg and director Schindhelm.

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93 min, rating: NC16

Date: Tuesday 16 May, 6pm
Venue: National Gallery