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Thursday 17 October3.30-4.30pm

“The Art of Collecting New Media” (in French)

  • Karen Levy, DSLcollection and Founder of The Art of This Century

  • Margot Mottaz, Associate Curator at PaceX

  • Moderator : Thibaut Wychowanok, Editor-in-chief of Numéro Art and Numero.com


Karen Levy, Founder of The Art of this Century. Image courtesy of Karen Levy

Karen Levy, Founder of The Art of this Century. Image courtesy of Karen Levy

Karen Levy

DSLcollection and Founder, The Art of This Century

Karen has previously worked at Sotheby’s London Private Client Group where she was responsible for European and Asian clients. Prior to this, she worked at a number of other leading art institutions and auction houses such as Phillips and Asia Society, and coordinated the successful “Art of the World” project at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.

In addition, she runs The Art of This Century, a consulting and events agency, providing bespoke experiences and special encounters in the art world. Karen has also actively participated in the building of her family’s private collection, DSLcollection, which is a major western collection focusing on Chinese Contemporary Art.


Margot Mottaz, Associate Curator of PaceX. Image courtesy Margot Mottaz

Margot Mottaz, Associate Curator of PaceX. Image courtesy Margot Mottaz

Margot Mottaz

Associate Curator, PaceX 

Margot Mottaz is an Associate Curator at PaceX in London. She regularly writes about contemporary Asian art for several publications including Artomity, SCMP Style and Hong Kong Tatler, and sits on the International Selectors’ Committee as a first round judge for the Lumen Prize Exhibition.

She has previously held positions at Tate Modern and ASIA NOW Paris Asian Art Fair, and has also worked in the fields of media and advertising in Hong Kong and Switzerland. Margot holds degrees from the University of Edinburgh and The Courtauld Institute of Art.


Thibaut Wychowanok. Image courtesy Say Who

Thibaut Wychowanok. Image courtesy Say Who

Thibaut Wychowanok

Editor-in-Chief of Numéro.com