INTERVIEW
SAFIA EL MALQUI, A PASSIONATE
AND SAVVY COLLECTOR:
«I DREAM OF A FOUNDATION»
САФИЯ ЭЛЬ МАЛЬКИ, УВЛЕЧЕННЫЙ
И ЗНАЮЩИЙ КОЛЛЕКЦИОНЕР:
«Я МЕЧТАЮ О СОБСТВЕННОМ ФОНДЕ»
INTERVIEW by Nicole Laffont and Olga Taran
PHOTO by Jean Ronin
Safia El Malqui
Safia El Malqui has become a charming
ambassador of the artmonte-carlo salon
thanks to her meeting with artgenève’s
director, Thomas Hug. These two art fairs
share the same open spirit and rigorous quality
standards. Five years later, she still remembers
the artmonte-carlo’s first edition: «It was a
little jewel ... It gave me thrills, making me
invest myself in it body and soul».
Сафия Эль Мальки опытный коллекционер
и арт-патрон. Она стала очаровательным
амбассадором салона artmonte-carlo благодаря
встрече с директором artgenève Томасом
Хагом. Обе арт-ярмарки отличаются духом
открытости и строгими стандартами качества.
Вот как Сафия вспоминает первый арт-салон
artmonte-carlo, открывшийся пять лет назад:
«Это было настоящее чудо... У меня просто
мурашки бежали по коже, и я тут же решила
полностью посвятить себя этому всему».
My collection counts 780 pieces.
Every two years I am replacing the
art displayed in my frames.
She is elegant and sporty, both in appearance and her ways.
Safia El Malqui has organized some impressive exhibitions
at her Sem’Art gallery in the Principality. Nowadays she is
still a regular at art fairs, enriching her collections. We’ve
met her on her way back from Milan just before a takeoff
for Madrid. Her apartment overlooking the Principality
and facing the Princely Rock is nothing short of a museum.
HelloMonaco: What do you think of this art fair’s evolution which
is now celebrating its 5th anniversary?
Safia El Malqui: In spite of its success,
we managed to maintain the
quality that has been its absolute
must from the very start. We have
82 / Hello Monaco Spring–Summer 2020
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