2013 Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
Mr. Lutz Bethge
Dear honourable guests, dear friends of Montblanc, Ladies & Gentlemen, dear Mr. Higgin Kim. It¡¯s a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the 2013 Montblanc de la Culture Award Ceremony here in Seoul. We are here today in Seoul to pay tribute, to a very special person, a person of great versatility and passion, a successful businessman and a true patron of the arts, Mr. Higgin Kim.
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Why does the world today still needs patronage? In history of mankind no artist would have been able to excel in their field if not for people, who offered unconditional support, believing in their talent. No Leonardo Da Vinci would have been able to create the famous works including like the ¡®Last Supper¡¯, no Mozart would have been able to compose his wonderful music, if not for the support of true patrons. Most young artists are more concerned about where to live and on what to live the next day rather than being able to concentrate on working on their talent. This is why patrons are so important.
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This was true in the past it is even more true today. Government funds are limited as they have so many pressing issues to handle and hence supporting arts & culture is up to committed individuals or corporations.
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Arts & culture have always played a vital role in Montblanc¡¯s philosophy as it plays such a vital role in our today¡¯s world. We believe that in particular in our modern world of constant change we need a balance to the world that is ever turning faster. Bob Wilson the famous theatre director from New York once said: One of the few things that remain throughout time is what artists do. They are the journals and the diaries of time. If we lose our culture, we lose our memory. Politics divide men, religion divides men, arts & culture bring people together.
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Arts and artists are helping us to open our mind. They allow us to take a step back from the pressure of the daily business and seduce us into their world, the world of the arts and the artist. They seduce us to think a new. To question the old and to open up our mind for new ideas. Our modern life is guided by experience, by principles and by regulations. Artists never accept rules easily. In fact their only mission/philosophy is to break the rules to create something new and provide inspiration. I believe that listening to artists and being inspired by their creativity, their works, this will allow us ourselves to break out of old conventions if necessary, to reinvent our business making us as an individual or as a corporation even more successful. The challenge of conventions and the inspiration is what arts and artists provide, enriching our lives. This is why we need to give them our support.
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This year we are celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Montblanc Arts Patronage Award, and it is for me a pleasure and an honour to give this award to a person who is a true role model of a modern patron: Mr. Higgin Kim is an internationally recognized business leader who is famous for his longstanding support on music, arts and culture. Mr. Kim has been a devoted patron for talented artists by awarding scholarship and providing various support programs, lending music instruments for free to improve their skills. Especially, Mr. Kim has contributed to the development of music sector. Since 2006, he has been a generous patron of the ¡®Sejong Soloists¡¯ and provided extensive support to help ¡®Sejong Soloist¡¯ become a world class ensemble. Also, he has held several senior positions, such as a chairman of ¡®the Korea Festival Ensemble¡¯ and ¡®the Korean Symphony Orchestra¡¯.
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As a council member of the ¡®Art Council Korea¡¯, Mr. Kim is dedicated to make Korea more culturally sophisticated by facilitating the implementation of practical policies regarding art and culture. In 2010 Mr. Kim founded the Byucksan Culture Foundation to continue the more positive support of arts and cultural activities in Korea. In 2011, thanks to his large contribution to cultural arts sector, he received the 'Mecenat Award' by the ¡®Korean Business Council for the Arts¡¯. Mr. Higgin Kim is a true modern patron and an example to his country and the world.
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It is because of his untiring support and patronage that the jury members of the Montblanc de la Culture Foundation from 12 countries in the world and under the presidency of the renowned pianist Lang Lang have decided to present Mr. Higgin Kim with the Montblanc Arts Patronage Award 2013 for Korea. It is with great respect and admiration that I am standing here today to give praise to this great patron of the arts. The world has never seen a more serious and more committed patron. Please accept my best wishes.
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