Independent Collectors

PRIOR Art Space

Oliver Elst and Laura del Arco have built significant collections, both individually and together

Berlin Space - Deniz Pasha, Grace Mattingly, Turiya Magadlela, Isaac Mann, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
Berlin Space - Deniz Pasha, Grace Mattingly, Turiya Magadlela, Isaac Mann, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber

Since 2020, PRIOR Art Space houses the couple's collections in two major European cities, Berlin and Barcelona.

Laura, a Fashion designer and Art director and Oliver an Automotive designer, both long term expats in Shanghai, China, entered the world of art collecting more than 7 years ago and, since then, have built significant art collections individually and together. They together own more than a hundred artworks by established and emerging artists from an underrepresented background.

After years in the art world, they realized that art collectors have a responsibility to not only collect works of art if not to support proactively and widely the artists in the collection. The importance of loaning and donating works to institutions and the value of exhibiting the collections publicly.

Their drive is to inspire young collectors to support artists and guide and inspire the next generations of collectors towards a more un-established democratized art world, based in the collaborative support and building long lasting close relationships with galleries, artists, curators and collectors for a mutual and common welfare, to share the passion for Art.

PRIOR Art Space is featured in the BMW ART GUIDE by INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS.

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Barcelona Space - Jinhee Kim, Ayogu Kinglsey, Kim Booker, 2022. Photo: PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - Jinhee Kim, Ayogu Kinglsey, Kim Booker, 2022. Photo: PRIOR Art Space
Installation Shot, PRIOR Art Space, 2022
Installation Shot, PRIOR Art Space, 2022
Berlin Space - DEl Arco Collection - Vivian Greven, 2021. Photo: Max Frieso
Berlin Space - DEl Arco Collection - Vivian Greven, 2021. Photo: Max Frieso
Del Arco Collection - Elisabeth Glaessner, Nadia Waheed. Photo: Max Friese
Del Arco Collection - Elisabeth Glaessner, Nadia Waheed. Photo: Max Friese
Berlin Space - Foundation - Bambou Gili, No Martins, Cornelius Annor, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
Berlin Space - Foundation - Bambou Gili, No Martins, Cornelius Annor, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
PRIOR Art Space - Laura del Arco and Oliver Elst. Photo: Amaan Hassen
PRIOR Art Space - Laura del Arco and Oliver Elst. Photo: Amaan Hassen
Installation Shot, PRIOR Art Space - Joseph Adibleku, Jeanie Brito, Qhamanande Maswana, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Installation Shot, PRIOR Art Space - Joseph Adibleku, Jeanie Brito, Qhamanande Maswana, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - Sarah Faux, Igor Moritz, Aniav Hobson, Giorgio Celin, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - Sarah Faux, Igor Moritz, Aniav Hobson, Giorgio Celin, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - La Ruman, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - La Ruman, 2022. Courtesy of PRIOR Art Space
Berlin Space - Bambou Gili, No Martins, Cornelius Annor, Isaac Mann, Johnson Ocheja, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
Berlin Space - Bambou Gili, No Martins, Cornelius Annor, Isaac Mann, Johnson Ocheja, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
PRIOR Art Space - Tyler Ballon 2021. Photo: Max Friese
PRIOR Art Space - Tyler Ballon 2021. Photo: Max Friese
Barcelona Space - Jinhee Kim, 2022. Photo: PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - Jinhee Kim, 2022. Photo: PRIOR Art Space
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - Soniki Victor, No Martins, Carlo Anselmi, 2022
Barcelona Space - FOUNDATION - Soniki Victor, No Martins, Carlo Anselmi, 2022
Berlin Space - Kristy M. Chan, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber
Berlin Space - Kristy M. Chan, 2022. Photo: Otto Felber