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 auctions and exhibitions, visiting artists and collec-tors. I specialize in Chinese paintings prior to the 19thcentury. In my ree time I restore paintings mysel andin the process learn about the subtleties o each work.For Chinese paintings, the most important aspect [o mywork] is authentication because there are so many org-eries on the market — to the extent that I don’t need tosolicit clients. Rather, clients have sought my expertise.

What fascinates you about Chinese classical paintings?

I’m drawn in by the history, aesthetics and philo-sophical outlook behind each work. To me, worksthat use ink painting (水墨畫), calligraphy and poetryexempliy a pinnacle orm o art. [Antique classicalChinese painting] is an esoteric market that requiresa wealth o literary and historical knowledge to ac-cess.

How does a work command your attention? How do you recognizethe uniqueness in it?

Each work has a story. For me, I am ascinated byits history and techniques … sometimes I collect andtrade items beyond artworks, such as books, manu-scripts and other artiacts. Archaeology interests mebecause through it we use mere objects to piece togeth-er past liestyles and civilizations. The objects I see on“Dealers” are quite dierent rom what I usually trade… but what [the sellers] brought — watches, jewelry,automobiles, even gurines rom the show “Spitting Im-age” — really opened my eyes.

I have been trading part o my collection tomake a living and support my interest in collecting. When I was 19 years o ld I bought my rst paint-ing with 3,000 pounds, and with the Asian marketbourgeoning over the past decade, I sold the paint-ing or 200,000 last year.

How did you join “Dealers”?

The production team contacted me. They werelooking or open-minded art dealers with a range o interests to diversity the panel … I’ve been a an o the

Discovery Channel and thereore wanted to participate. When I was at university, I was the weather announcerand host so I’m amiliar with the show productionprocess.

What is special about the program?

The trading process on the show is very dierentrom how dealers actually work. [On the show] we donot know [in advance] what will appear in the dealingroom, neither do we have time to think, or phone clientsto see whether they would be interested in buying. Thediversity o the artiacts [exceeded our collective exper-tise] so that in the end you can rely only on your owncommon sense. Everything is completed right then andno renegotiation is allowed ater the show. It was alsovery interesting to chat with the sellers and understandthe stories behind the objects.

Could you share some tips or advice about making

a good bid or striking a deal?

Three words: research, research and research.Over the years I realized that you must know what youare buying. [You need to know] or how much a similarobject has been sold elsewhere. For me, the key is tohave the right mindset. Not every deal is about maxi-mizing prot. It is also about making riends, learning,cultivating long-term client relationships and maintain-ing contact with distributors. For new buyers, I nd ithelpul to set an upper bid limit because in the heat o an auction or transaction, people tend to pay more than[the good’s] actual worth. Also, always keep the sellerin mind and let them make some prot. Doing so earnsyou long-term business partnerships, which is a greatinvestment.

What other career accomplishments are you proud of? 

I ound a very shoddy object at a small auction,restored it and sold it or 10 times the buying price.Restoring damaged objects and reselling them is prot-able business. ■

►“Dealers” premieres on the Discovery Channel onMonday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Tune in to see five of theworld’s most respected dealers — with fortunes tospend — use their expertise to unlock and history

and value of the sellers’ treasures!

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Percussions

‘Ju Percussion Group 2:

Annual Concert’

(朱宗慶打擊樂團2年度音樂會『超擊』)

Percussion 2, an energetic ensemble o 18 tal-ented student musicians rom seven colleges, pres-ents nine challenging pieces using marimbas, vi-braphones, steel pans, drums, gongs and cymbals,tubular bells, human voices and body percussion.

The evening’s program includes Robert Ma-rino’s “8 on Three and 9 on Two” with com-plex rhythmic divisions, an arrangement o Ravel’sSpanish-lavored “Alborada del Gracioso,” JacobRemington’s “Prelude to Paradise” inspired by theBook o Revelation, “Rush Out” or a marimba anddrum duo, “Joaquin on Sunshine” eaturing Aricanand Cuban rhythms, Pat Metheny’s boisterous “TheHeat o the Day” and Lalo Davila’s “Short Circuits,”using glow-in-the-dark theatrics.

 With extensi ve experi ences onstage and back-stage accumulated over more than 50 perormancesper year, Ju Percussion 2 is ready to share percus-sion music in all its delight, humor and vigor. ■

‘Ju Percussion Group 2: Annual Concert’ ( 朱宗慶打擊樂團 2: 年度音樂會『超擊』) ► 7:30 p.m. June 8(Fri.) / Taipei Zhongshan Hall ( 台北中山堂中正廳) / 

No. 98 Yanping S. Rd., Taipei ( 臺北市延平南路98號 ) / NT$400 ~ NT$800 / (02) 3393 -9888 or (02) 2981-

9900 / www.jpg.org.tw/jugroup

Exhibition

‘I Know My Taichi’

(太極四式)

In her currentexhibition heldat Eslite Xinyi’sGallery, Taiwan-ese painter andillustrator Ben-rei Huang (黃本蕊) eatures moreshadows on thecanvas, which shecalled: “the othersel o Huang,”mending regrets inreal-lie, and serv-ing as consolationsand expectationsor hersel.

For the artist,the shadows bringout possibilities

that can be as surreal as she wants. “I like the reedomthey oer, the shadows present the reedom o con-sciousness,” she said. ■

‘I Know My Taichi’ ( 太極四式 ) ► From now until June 3(Sun.) / Eslite Gallery ( 誠品畫廊 ) / 5F No. 11 Songgao Rd.,

Taipei ( 台北市松高路11號5樓 ) / Free admission / Openbetween 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., from Tuesdays to Sundays,

closed on Mondays / www.eslitegallery.com

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Industry News

Chef of Grand Hyatt Singapore receives

WGS lifetime achievement award

Gottried Schuetzenberger, ex-ecutive pastry che at Grand HyattSingapore, was awarded a Lie-time Achievement Award at thisyear’s World Gourmet Summit(WGS) held between April 23 andMay 3. The award is given an-nually to an infuential individualwhose contributions have led tothe growth o excellence in theood and beverage industry.

Besides the award, Schuetzenberger was also honored with the titleo Pastry Che o the Year in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He was also the rstpastry che inducted into the WGS Awards o Excellence Hall o Fame.

Che Schuetzenberger began his culinary career in Austria. Hiscrat brought him to kitchens in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceaniaand Latin America. He arrived in Singapore almost 30 years ago andhas since been executive pastry che at Grand Hyatt Singapore. He hasbaked or a long list o illustrious names including Pope John Paul II andBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II. ■

Fine Dining

Reel in fresh catches from Taitung at Regent Taipei

The Regent Taipei’s (臺北晶華酒店) Japanese-style Mihan Honkerestaurant oers resh catches rom Taitung’s Cheng Kung shing portrom today until June 30. Ches at the restaurant choose 15 items everyday and prepare them with the culinary styles that suit them the best.For seaood lovers, this is the time to savor the reshest rom Taiwan’sEast Coast.

Dishes such as grilled prawn with sea salt, baked scallop with teri-yaki sauce and braised grouper with burdock are available at MihanHonke starting at NT$120. Book your seat now to enjoy ne seaoodcuisine at a reasonable price. ■

► For more information or reservations,please call: (02) 2523-8000 ext.3751.

Special Promotion

Leofoo Resorts makes fun with

family vacation packages

Parents considering tak-ing their children out during thesummer are in luck thanks to“Summer Adventure” packag-es presented by Leooo ResortGuanshi (關西六福莊生態渡假旅館) and Leooo Resort Kenting(墾丁六福莊渡假旅館). The pack-ages come with tickets to visitthe long-anticipated Leooo Wa-ter Park (六福水樂園), which will

open on June 6. With the two-day package oered by Leooo Resort Guanshi, guests

can spend a night in the Congo Sky Room (剛果藍天客房), one o thethemed rooms that the hotel is known or. Tickets to both Leooo Vil-lage Theme Park and Leooo Water Park are included, in addition tobreakasts, dinners and NT$400 worth o shopping coupons. Tickets orthe package are priced at NT$6,490 each and have a minimum o twoguests.

Meanwhile, Leooo Resort Kenting oers special packages, oeringaccess to the National Museum o Marine Biology and Aquarium, as wellas un outdoor water games and activities. ■

Special Promotion

Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei presentsspecial accommodation package

The Howard Plaza Ho-tel Taipei (台北福華大飯店) is celebrating its 28thbirthday with exclusive o-ers such as accommodationpackages and both Chineseand Western-style diningoptions. Spending a night inthe standard single red roomwill only cost you NT$2,800,instead o the usual price o NT$9,000.

 You can enjoy hotel acilities including the gym, spa, outdoor swim-ming pool (breakast not included). The promotion runs rom June 1 to30, except or June 4 to 9 during COMPUTEX Taipei. Each guest canreserve one room per day.

Meanwhile, the restaurant Champs Elysees (麗香苑) on the hotel’ssecond foor provides a meal set priced at NT$619, eaturing doublemain courses o sirloin steak and sea bass in pu pastry, along withstarter, soup and dessert. ■

► For more information, please call: (02) 2326-7421 or 

visit: http://taipei.howard-hotels.com.tw.

Special Promotion

Dine at Thai Restaurant and stand

a chance to visit PhuketThai Restaurant (泰市場),

the Thai-style seaood bueton Eslite Xinyi’s 6th foor,is oering lottery coupons toguests, who stand a chanceto win airare to visit the is-land paradise o Phuket.

Thai Restaurant is Tai-wan’s rst Thai seaood-themed dining option, eatur-

ing all kinds o spices to deliver authentic Thai favor. The decor o therestaurant is designed by well-known Japanese architect Hashimoto

 Yukio, who inused the place a villa ambience.Lunch on weekdays is priced at NT$620 and dinner NT$720. Over

the weekends the price or lunch is NT$720 and NT$800 or dinner.From today until June 21, any groups o at least our receive lotterycoupons when they dine at the restaurant. There are our winners eachweek. ■

CONSUMER HIGHLIGHT  Text by Tang Hsiang-yi, supplement writers / 

Photos courtesy of the advertiser

Exhibition

‘It Takes Four Sorts─ Cross-Strait

Four Region Artistic

Exchange Project’

(四不像─兩岸四地藝術交流計畫)

Five curators o contemporary art rom Tai-wan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Macauhave been invited to select works rom eachother’s contemporary art scene or the 4th edi-tion o a cross-strait project that began in 2008with “Departure,” ollowed by “Butterly Eect” in2009 and “1+1” in 2010.

The avant-garde exhibit, which opened lastweek at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (臺北市立美術館), not only showcases 22 contemporaryartworks rom 14 artists rom Taiwan, mainlandChina, Hong Kong and Macau but also demon-strates how the various ethnic Chinese communi-ties in the region are conronted with the sameears, joys and even hopes. ■

‘Four Region Artistic Exchange Project’ ( 四不像─兩岸四地藝術交流計畫 ) ► From now until July

15 (Sun.) / Taipei Fine Arts Museum ( 臺北市立美術館 ) / No. 181 Sec. 3 Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City( 臺北市中山北路三段181號 ) / NT$15 ~ NT$30 / (02)

2595-7656 / www.tfam.museum

Courtesy of TFAM

Wu Ming-yao, Special to The China Post

Lin Yu-Ting, The China Post

Courtesy of Eslite