Independent Collectors

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.

CHRISTOPHER CHIAPPA, Fried Egg, 2015
CHRISTOPHER CHIAPPA, Fried Egg, 2015

As a veteran collector with over ten years of collecting experience, Kelly Ying is both practical and emotional. With a background in the fashion industry, Ying has now turned all of her attention to art. Kelly has a sharp eye for work that has a strong potential in the market, however she also supports young and emerging artists whose works strike a chord with her own aesthetic pursuits.

The art that Kelly keeps in the warehouse is very different to the work which she fills her home with – where she specifically selects pieces that match the design of her home with the right size and color. Here, Ying shares installation views from her home that show the personal side to her private collection.

LIU WEI, Merely A Mistake II No. 1, 2009-2012
LIU WEI, Merely A Mistake II No. 1, 2009-2012
MARK HAGEN, A parliament of some things (Additive and Subtractive Sculpture, Titanium Screen, Panels 3, 4, 5), 2014
MARK HAGEN, A parliament of some things (Additive and Subtractive Sculpture, Titanium Screen, Panels 3, 4, 5), 2014
MARK HAGEN, To Be Titled (Gradient Painting #58), 2014
MARK HAGEN, To Be Titled (Gradient Painting #58), 2014
FIRENZE LAI, Weight, 2013
FIRENZE LAI, Weight, 2013
XU ZHEN, Under Heaven, 2013
XU ZHEN, Under Heaven, 2013
WU DA YU, Untitled
WU DA YU, Untitled
KAWS, Companion (two works), 2007(left), 2009(right)
KAWS, Companion (two works), 2007(left), 2009(right)
ZHANG ENLI, History, 2012
ZHANG ENLI, History, 2012
WANG FENGHUA, Untitled, 2015
WANG FENGHUA, Untitled, 2015

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

Living Collection

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

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.

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.