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MUSEUM INSEL HOMBROICH
A unique cultural space of international significance
THE VIEW at the Loft, Servais Family Collection
The exhibition is an attempt to reflect the enchanting diversity of the Servais Family Collection.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
The Agah Uğur Collection
One of the largest video art collections in Istanbul, Turkey
What Lies Within
The Basma AlSulaiman Collection features an exhibition by some of the most significant artists of Saudi Arabia
Zuzāns Collection
Zuzeum Art Centre houses the largest private collection of Latvian art in the world
Lee Soyoung
Interview with Seoul-based art collector
Featured Collections
Valeria Napoleone
The Italian-born collector actively seeks out underrepresented positions and therefore only acquires works by women artists.
Mario & Julia von Kelterborn
The von Kelterborn Collection isn’t for the faint of heart—although that’s not to say the works are visually jarring.
The Videoinsight® Method Part II
The collection that selects contemporary art containing high psychological impact.
NEWM ART COLLECTION
»We collect art that resonates with our experiences and challenges us in unexpected ways.«
White Rabbit
Judith Neilso’s collection is located in an old factory in Sydney’s industrial district.
MACBA – Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires
The Argentinian museum with a focus on international geometric art.
Hergen Wöbken
Strategist, entrepreneur and collector Hergen Wöbken takes us on a journey into the Brazilian art scene.
Zeitz MOCAA
Former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz has built a unique and extensive body of works by some of the most exciting established and emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora
Museum Voorlinden
Joop van Caldenborgh acquired his first artwork as a teenager.
Pejman Collection
When collector and film producer Hamidreza Pejman came across the abandoned Argo Factory he saw its meaningful potential.
Gibbs Farm
Alan Gibbs has created a sculpture park unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Neon
Founded by collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Neon breaks with the conventional model of an art foundation.
Shalini Passi
Inside the palatial New Delhi home of artist and collector Shalini Passi.
Palazzo Monti
Take a look inside the both historic and fresh beauty of Palazzo Monti in Brescia, who we welcome as new to IC.
White Rabbit
Judith Neilso’s collection is located in an old factory in Sydney’s industrial district.
Sammlung Gräfling
The young couple merges private and public spaces by displaying their collection at their home in a prestigious historic apartment.
Museo James Turrell
Turrell’s largest Skyspace and light rooms in the Argentine Andes
Fondazione Morra Greco
This Neapolitan palace houses the collection of dentist Maurizio Morra Greco.
Museum of Old and New Art
Collector and philanthropist David Walsh has created Australia’s largest private museum.
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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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.
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.
Living Collection
Gary Yeh and Francesca Gavin meet with architect and collector William Lim in Hong Kong.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
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