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The Long Museum
Where a private vision becomes a cultural force.
Centuries Of Art-Treasures At Colección Fortabat
Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat in Buenos Aires contains everything from Pieter Bruegel to Andy Warhol.
The Presence of Absence
The exhibition presents works from the Saloni Doshi Collection curated by Kunal Shah
Peter Linde Busk & Numen/For Use
The Wanås Foundation features sculptures to enter and spatial design to be surrounded by
Featured Collections
The Perimeter
Where History Meets Contemporary Art: The Perimeter’s Unique Exhibition Space in London
Elayne & Marvin Mordes
The sun has just risen over the eaves when we meet on Park Avenue one peaceful January morning and Marvin and Elayne Mordes seem just the way we’d had hoped – warm, open and sympathetic.
Transylvanian Visions
A fervent promoter and collector of Contemporary Romanian Art, with a special focus on the artistic phenomenon of the Cluj School.
Nordic Contemporary Art Collection
The entire collection is built from artists that have a connection to the Nordic countries and designed to reflect on the “now” through artistic practice. Featuring Sofia Hultén, Elmgren & Dragset and Olafur Eliasson among others.
NEWM ART COLLECTION
»We collect art that resonates with our experiences and challenges us in unexpected ways.«
Go With the Gut
Collector couple Bruna Girodengo and Matteo Viglietta both share a passion – an unquenchable thirst to learn about collecting art.
Alexander Ramselaar
Collecting for new horizons and deeper insights.
Living Collection
Gary Yeh and Francesca Gavin meet with architect and collector William Lim in Hong Kong.
All About the Process
For collector Jose Costa Rodrigues, it’s all about the process behind the artwork – from the early sketches right down to the final finished piece.
YSMA Collection
Prince Yemisi Shyllon transformed Africa's largest private art collection into Nigeria's most groundbreaking university museum.
Phenomena, Formations and Ideologies of Serbian Art
A term once suggested, and later on much quoted, for describing the Serbian art of the 1990s, was “art in a closed society”.
The White Fortress Of Museo Sa Bassa Blanca
The artist-collector duo who developed the Jakober Foundation as island destination amongst a medieval garden on Mallorca.
OPINIONS
To the patrons of tomorrow
Laurie Rojas on the future of art patronage and how to nurture enthusiasm for good art, worldly sensibility, curiosity, and connoisseurship.
Why I Stopped Being A Collector (And Started To Collect)
by Benjamin Kaufmann
The Rediscovery of Wonder
»Good art is rarely simple, but it is hardly ever incomprehensible, « says Christian Kaspar Schwarm, IC founder and avid collector who has never lost his excitement for complexity.
The BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors
The 7th edition of the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors takes you to more than 304 collections in 51 countries and 224 cities.
»Nobody has been to all these places«
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Join the next Edition
Each year, our curators select 300 private collections for the BMW ART GUIDE by INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS. The requirements for collections are that they must be a) contemporary, b) open for visitors (by appointment only or regular opening hours, and c) of a certain relevance (which our team evaluates). If you would like to submit your collection for consideration, please get in touch.
Collection Visits
Curator Joey Lico teams up with artist Alexis Diaz to visit the mighty Rubell Museum in Miami.
SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen
In the spacious rooms of a former industrial hall, Peter and Christiane Schaufler’s collection of contemporary art becomes an experience.
Museum Brandhorst
Francesca Gavin and Benjamin Jaworskyj explore this dazzling space in Munich.
Museum Liaunig
Nuriel Molcho and Francesca Gavin travel out of Vienna to hillside Carinthia, to meet with Peter Liaunig.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
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Money laundering compliance for the art sector and high-value goods trade – one platform for all legal challenges.
