Independent Collectors
Astrup Fearnley Collection
Raising questions about aesthetics, politics, and faith, this Norwegian collection features art by the likes of Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman.
![Frank Benson, Juliana, 2014 - 2015. Photo: Christian Øen](/site/assets/files/22650/2023-04-22_16-48-54_the-astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg?v=284768880 640w, /site/assets/files/22650/2023-04-22_16-48-54_the-astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg?v=766783157 1024w)
The Astrup Fearnley Collection is one of Europe’s most comprehensive collections of international contemporary art and includes significant works by artists like Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, Trisha Donnelly, Nicole Eisenman, Ida Ekblad, Félix Gonzáles-Torres, Rachel Harrison, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Bjarne Melgaard, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman.
The collection does not concentrate on specific eras, styles or groups, but reflects in-depth attention to the work of a wide variety of artists. The Astrup Fearnley Museet maintains the vibrancy of the collection by regularly rehanging the exhibitions, and placing the works in new constellations and contexts. The presentation on show focuses on a range of practices, often including several works by individual artists, in order to highlight the breadth and depth of the collection. Well-known artworks are juxtaposed with newly purchased pieces that have never been exhibited before. Not selected according to an overall theme, the different works generate a dialogue through their interplay with one other. This exhibition presents a multitude of topics and concepts that may inspire new directions of exploration. The artworks encourage us to examine complex issues and meditate on questions of aesthetics and politics, identity, sexuality and violence, and loss, faith and belonging.
![Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 1987](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-48-54_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-48-54_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Anselm Kiefer, The High Priestess/ Zweistromland, 1985 - 1989](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-11_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-11_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Helen Marten, Under Blossom: A. uses illness, 2014. Photo: Thomas Widerberg](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-23_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-23_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-34_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-34_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Julie Mehretu, Mumbo Jumbo, 2008. © the artist and White Cube](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-44_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-44_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Torbjørn Rødland, Bathroom Capture, 2010 - 2015](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-54_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-49-54_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Katja Novitskova, Storm Time Approximation (EM Map: S Pombe, C Elegans), 2016](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-50-41_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-50-41_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Rachel Whiteread, Ether, 1990. Photo: Thomas Widerberg](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-50-22_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-50-22_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Josh Kline, Poverty Dilation, 2016](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-00_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-00_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Mathieu Malouf, Western Civilization, 2017](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-12_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-12_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![George Condo, Double Heads, Composition on Abstract Field, 2017. Photo: Skarstedt, New York](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-24_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-24_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Korakrit Arunanondchai, Untitled (History Painting), 2017. Photo: Thomas Widerberg](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-36_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-36_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Xu Zhen, Fierce Tiger Speed Through Valley, 2013](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-39_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-51-39_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Helen Marten, Part Offering (Hit the Mahogany), 2014](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-04_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.png 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-04_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.png 1024w)
![Rachel Harrison, Brush With Greatness, 2012. Image courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-05_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-05_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (Blue Placebo), 1991](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-26_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-26_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Trisha Donnelly, Satin Operator #12, 2007](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-37_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-37_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Olav Christopher Jenssen, Lackmus Painting No. 01, 2004. Photo: Thomas Widerberg](/site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-39_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/25017/2023-06-13_16-52-39_astrup-fearnley-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
The Astrup Fearnley Collection is featured in the BMW ART GUIDE by INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS.
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All images courtesy of the Astrup Fearnley Collection.