Boardroom collecting beyond gilt framed portraits

Just when we thought corporate collections were dead, a bank has created a new model for supporting emerging artists.
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The focus is on emerging art – not the corporates; supplied courtesy Macquarie Group Collection

The corporate collection of yesteryear was all about using art to present an image to the world, be it a picture of trust and tradition in sombre oils or an air of innovation in abstract sculpture.

But with the growing demands of stockholder return and a clear relationship between expenses and outcomes, art as image no longer viewed as a justifiable investment. As a result, over the past twenty years we have been witness to a great corporate sell off.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina