MANILA, Philippines - Finale Art File announces the launch of a book on Southeast Asian art collectors, titled 30 Art Friends 2, on Nov. 8, in cooperation with Christie’s Hong Kong. The book launch will start at 6 p.m. and will be held in Finale’s Tall Gallery, located at the ground floor of Warehouse 17, La Fuerza, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City.
Published by Singaporean architect TK Quek, 30 Art Friends 2 compiles short essays and folios from 30 selected art collectors throughout Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, focusing on select artworks in their possession and the stories behind these objects. Evita Sarenas and Sylvia Gascon of Finale Art File are coordinators for the Philippines.
Featured collectors from the Philippines are Carlos Cojuangco, Hans Sy, Joanne Que Young, Julius Babao, Kevin and Rose Anne Belmonte, Louie and Liza Bate, Michelangelo and Lourdes Samson, Olivia Yao, Paulino Que and Rina Ortiz.
Proceeds from book sales will be donated to several beneficiaries across the region. In the Philippines, these will be used to benefit the Department of Studio Arts Scholarship Program of the College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines and the Museum Education Program of the Vargas Museum.
The first of the series featured 30 collectors from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia and was published by Quek in 2010.
For inquiries or orders, visit Finale Art File at Warehouse 17, La Fuerza, 2241 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City (Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Call 813-2310, 812-5034, 810-4071 (fax), e-mail finaleartfileinc@gmail.com, or visit www.finaleartfile.com.