Former F1 driver David Coulthard, Director Richard Gort and the production company Whisper Film made a short film on the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix starring Prince Albert and Princess Charlene in the lead roles.
Also playing a part in the 7-minute movie is Mark Weber (winner 2010 and 2012), Steve Jones (Channel 4 reporter) and Eddie Jordan (former boss of F1 team).
The film broadcast on Channel 4 on race day, May 29 and was widely received.
A fundraising evening will take place on Monday, June 26, to help collect money to publish the next book of Monaco resident and acclaimed photojournalist Nick Danziger.
Mr Danziger “dedicates his life to documenting the social and political issues that define our times” and “Another Life: How we are failing the world’s poor” is part of Mr Danziger’s Millennium Development Goals 15-year project. The aim is to gather €17,000 for publishing costs. No administration costs will be deducted from cash raised on the evening.
Cash bar follows a welcome drink at 7 pm at club Thirty Nine (39 ave Princesse Grace), and at 8:30 pm, eight of Mr Dazinger’s photos of the All Blacks Rugby Team – a selection of pictures taken behind the scenes by the first and only time a photographer has been deep inside the sacred space of the All Black camp –and other prints will be auctioned, plus a photography workshop and a photo shoot with the celebrated photographer and author himself. Call-in bids will also be accepted.
The event runs until 10 pm and entry is free for Thirty Nine members or €30 per person, with tickets and pledges on Weezevent or at the door. Copies of the book can also be purchased at the same link.
Mr Danziger is the recipient of many awards including an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society, the Royal Geographic Society’s Ness award and a World Press Photo 1st Prize in the Single Portrait category.
A private lunch was held at the Yacht Club of Monaco on Friday, 9 June 2017, in the presence of HRH Princess Caroline of Hanover, in her capacity as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the CHPG Foundation, the Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Didier Gamerdinger and the Director of the Princess Grace Hospital, Patrick Bini.
Orchestrated by Roger Shine, Chairperson of the Strategic Committee of the Friends of the CHPG Foundation, the event was in honour of the generous donor residents who have recently supported the Princess Grace Hospital through the Friends of the CHPG Foundation.
The occasion provided an opportunity to thank and pay tribute to donor residents, including Sir Stelios Haji-loannou, Daryl Foster and Hani Farsi.
As a reminder, the aim of the Friends of the CHPG Foundation, which was founded by Sovereign Order in 2014, is to enable generous patrons to support the implementation of innovative solutions to patient care at the Hospital. It enables donors from the private sector, who so wish, to contribute actively and in a practical way to the development of innovative technologies and the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment.
In line with the advice of donor Lord Irvine Laidlaw (absent from photo), and with the support of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the CHPG Foundation, Roger Shine reminded those present that “The association’s project would not be possible without the contribution of these successful men and women, these generous philanthropists, to whom we pay tribute today.”
Daniela Boutsen of Boutsen Design personally oversaw the table setting for the special lunch, which took place in the yacht club’s Private Dinning Room.
The daughter of one of Europe’s most prolific art dealers has chosen to exhibit his legacy in a brand new gallery to open later this month in Monaco.
Anette Birch, whose Danish father Borge Birch was honoured by the French government for his significant contribution to modern art in France, will open Galerie Birch Monaco on Tuesday, June 27, with a viewing of its inaugural exhibition “An Artistic Adventure”.
The gallery in rue Basse, Monaco-Ville, will be run by Ms Birch and her daughter, Caroline, 20, the third generation of art dealers who also runs her own gallery Birch Copenhagen Contemporary Art Gallery in Denmark.
At the forefront of their opening show will be paintings by world famous artists Asger Jorn, co-founder of the CoBrA art movement in Paris in 1948. Birch was one of the first art dealers to discover the Danish artist and remained friends with him until Asger Jorn’s death in 1973.
Other artists from this avant-garde movement will also be represented, including Egill Jacobsen, Pierre Alechinsky and Carl-Henning Pedersen, also known as “Scandanvia’s Chagall”. There will also be important pieces from artists who were friends with Jorn, and subsequently Birch, such as Walasse Ting, Jan Voss and Pinot Gallizio.
Ms Birch’s decision to open Galerie Birch Monaco comes 70 years after her father founded Galerie Birch in Copenhagen. As well as being Denmark’s oldest contemporary art gallery, it is also considered an expert on the most significant Danish and French artists of the Post-War era.
“My father Børge Birch was extremely enthusiastic about the Formula One races, and brought the entire family to Monaco many times during my childhood,” Ms Birch told Monaco Life.
“I fell in love with the place immediately and I’m very grateful to be allowed to open a gallery in the prestigious Monaco-Ville. With more than 30 years of experience in the art business, it is still a pleasure to be able to bring beautiful paintings to a new audience. I am excited and honoured to continue my father’s contribution to the art world.”
A viewing of An Artistic Adventure will be held from on Tuesday, June 27, from 4 pm to 7 pm. The gallery will then be open Tuesday to Friday, from 11 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday, from 11 am to 3 pm. Otherwise by appointment only (+33 6 40 62 57 32).
The Birch ladies will also be holding “Tuesday on the Rock” viewings every Tuesday, from 4 pm until 7 pm, where visitors can appreciate the art while also enjoying one of Ms Birch’s favourite cocktails.
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