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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.
PEAC – The Paul Ege Art Collection
A place where abstraction meets quiet reflection
Bill Clarke Collection
Art, Book, Art, Record
Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz
João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz’s collection features abstract painting and conceptual art
Featured Collections
Marciano Art Foundation
Maurice and Paul Marciano, founders of the GUESS jeans brand, in their five-thousand-square-meter exhibition space
Barjeel Art Foundation
The diversity of the Arab world lies at the heart of Sultan Al-Qassemi’s collection
Papko Art Collection
Where Turkish Modernism Meets Global Contemporary Art
The Donum Collection
Wine tasting and Crouching Spider by Louise Bourgeois
Chatsworth House
It is rare that a contemporary art space lives up to the rhetoric of sustainability and uniqueness that frequently appears in press releases and profiles, but Chatsworth House, situated by the River Derwent in Derbyshire, is truly a special place.
PRIOR Art Space
Oliver Elst and Laura del Arco have built significant collections, both individually and together
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
The Ovidiu Șandor Collection
Establishing roots & creating links
Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung
Alexander Tutsek and Dr. Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek share a passion for glass
QUETZAL ART CENTER
Permanent installations at Quinta do Quetzal weave contemporary art into the vineyards of Alentejo
Astrup Fearnley Collection
Raising questions about aesthetics, politics, and faith, this Norwegian collection features art by the likes of Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman.
Julian Oggel
Kate Andrews visits Concordia Collection in Rotterdam
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.