Independent Collectors

In our film series format, we see writer and curator Francesca Gavin team up with social media influencers and art advocates. Together, they embark on a journey to a selection of some of the exquisite collections featured in the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors.

Samson Young, Lullaby (World Music), 2017. Film screenshot.

Tang Kwok Hin, The Lonely Island, 2013. Film screenshot.

Back with the fifth installment, this journey stimulates an impression of vibrant Hong Kong through day and night as Gary Yeh, founder of ArtDrunk, accompanies Gavin on her visit to the Living Collection. Architect William Lim is the man behind this collection, who decisively focuses on artists from his own city, following his philosophy that art records the culture of a place. Included on display in his studio, where he also regularly hosts artists' dinners, is a video work of Samson Young, who was the first winner of the BMW Art Journey.

Writer and curator Francesca Gavin and Social Media Influencer Gary Yeh visit William Lim and the Living Collecting in Hong Kong.

Join Francesca Gavin and Gary Yeh on their discovery as they explore Hong Kong and the Living Collection, featured in the brand-new fifth edition of the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors.

China (12)

Where a private vision becomes a cultural force.

Shanghai

Franks-Suss Collection

Initially focused on China, collectors Simon Franks and Robert Suss soon widened their purview

New York

Qiao Zhibing

Catching up with the collector behind TANK Shanghai and Qiao Space

Shanghai

RongRong & Inri

Co-founders RongRong and Inri have been supporting contemporary photography by hosting a full program at the Three Shadows.

Beijing

Heart of the Tin Man

Beijing’s M WOODS dedicates itself to the digital age in this exhibition.

Beijing

The Sifang Art Museum

A unique collection of contemporary art, architecture and design relevant to the time and space of the now.

Nanjing

TANK Shanghai x WIELS

Five disused oil tanks converted as ‘TANK Shanghai’, are now the second home of Qiao Zhibing’s private collection.

Shanghai

Ongoing Process

Co-founder of the ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Kelly Ying is one of China’s most well known collectors of contemporary art.

Shanghai

All Means are Sacred

Beijing-based collection M WOODS presents works by artists across fifteen centuries.

Beijing

Beijing Modern

A young collector. A young collection. In the middle of Beijing’s 798 Art District Chinese collector Lin Han opened his own museum of contemporary art at just 29 years old, with his first ever artwork purchase being a Zeng Fanzhi painting in 2013.

Beijing

Shanghai Night

Located in the four-story karaoke bar Shanghai Night, in the southwest part of the city, lives a uniquely displayed collection of both Chinese and international art.

Shanghai

Independent Collectors

Living Collection

Gary Yeh and Francesca Gavin meet with architect and collector William Lim in Hong Kong.

The BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors

China (12)

The Long Museum

Where a private vision becomes a cultural force.

Franks-Suss Collection

Initially focused on China, collectors Simon Franks and Robert Suss soon widened their purview

Qiao Zhibing

Catching up with the collector behind TANK Shanghai and Qiao Space

RongRong & Inri

Co-founders RongRong and Inri have been supporting contemporary photography by hosting a full program at the Three Shadows.

Heart of the Tin Man

Beijing’s M WOODS dedicates itself to the digital age in this exhibition.

The Sifang Art Museum

A unique collection of contemporary art, architecture and design relevant to the time and space of the now.

TANK Shanghai x WIELS

Five disused oil tanks converted as ‘TANK Shanghai’, are now the second home of Qiao Zhibing’s private collection.

Ongoing Process

Co-founder of the ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Kelly Ying is one of China’s most well known collectors of contemporary art.

All Means are Sacred

Beijing-based collection M WOODS presents works by artists across fifteen centuries.

Beijing Modern

A young collector. A young collection. In the middle of Beijing’s 798 Art District Chinese collector Lin Han opened his own museum of contemporary art at just 29 years old, with his first ever artwork purchase being a Zeng Fanzhi painting in 2013.

Shanghai Night

Located in the four-story karaoke bar Shanghai Night, in the southwest part of the city, lives a uniquely displayed collection of both Chinese and international art.