Join Kendell Geers for a monthly luncheon with a special guest and a passionate insight into why Art Matters. This month meet Pauline Haon.
Pauline Haon is the rising star of the Belgium art scene with a refreshing and dynamic perspective on contemporary and modern art.
She is a member of TheMerode and works for the Fine Art Group Benelux, an independent global team of advisors and art finance experts. Having spent a decade working at Christie’s she is uniquely qualified to explain how art gets valued and why some works of art get lost in the system. What makes one work of art capture all our attention whilst another by the same artist remains unnoticed ?
Pauline has not only broken the auction records for some of Belgium’s most important artists, but also used her auctioneer skills to raise millions at charity events. It is precisely her unique ability to balance the high stakes of the secondary market with a deep understanding and love for art beyond the limits of the market that makes her the perfect guest at the Art Matters table.
The only thing more impressive than her knowledge about art and artists is her passion for why Art Matters.
speaker
Pauline Haon is Director Benelux for the Fine Art Group, the largest international art advisory company worldwide. Before joining them, she spent more than 10 years at Christie’s, holding the role of Director, Senior Specialist 20/21st Century Art.
During this period, she had the opportunity to work on several historical collections, notably the Matthys-Colle Collection and the Le Jeune collection, two collections which helped shape the landscape of Contemporary Art.
Pauline is also an auctioneer for charity sales, such as La Monnaie or Bozar.
moderator
Kendell Geers is a contemporary artist. His work confronts universal themes of love, resilience, and hope, driven by his belief that the act of making art is what defines humanity itself. In times of social crisis and political extremism, his work challenges audiences to consider how art can build bridges and restore a sense of shared humanity.
Extending this vision, Geers hosts the Art Matters tables at TheMerode. Bringing together performance, philosophical inquiry, and community engagement, Art Matters embodies his conviction that art is not a passive pursuit but an active force for change. At its heart lies the idea that art changes the world, one perception at a time.