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IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET COSUMIMUR IGNI
A Triptych Exhibition Curated By Christos Kyriakides In Conversation With T.A. Gkekas – The Office Collection
HAVRLANT ART COLLECTION
Interview with Kateřina Havrlant
West Collection
Since 1996, Al & Paige West have been building an impressive collection, including works by artists such as Donald Judd, Martin Boyce, and Candice Breitz.
Rubell Family Collection
Curator Joey Lico teams up with artist Alexis Diaz to visit the mighty Rubell Museum in Miami
Astrup Fearnley Collection
Raising questions about aesthetics, politics, and faith, this Norwegian collection features art by the likes of Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman.
Featured Collections
Julian Oggel
Kate Andrews visits Concordia Collection in Rotterdam
Kistefos Museum
Built on the grounds of a historical pulp mill, Kistefos today offers world-class architecture and art
Brick Bay Sculpture Trail
Richard and Christine Didsbury showcase New Zealand’s leading artists
The Walther Collection
A collection of photographs, spanning the early days of photography to the contemporary
Piotr Bazylko And Polish Collecting
Co-author of Polish book “Contemporary Art Collector’s Guidebook”, Piotr Bazylko and his collection offers an almost complete picture of Polish contemporary art.
The Agah Uğur Collection
One of the largest video art collections in Istanbul, Turkey
Le Souffleur
Wilhelm Schürmann presents his collection with works from the Ludwig Collection in “Le Souffleur.”
The Kienbaum Collection
Where Art Meets the Workplace
Palazzo Daniele
Minimalism meets majesty at Palazzo Daniele where monastic décor exaggerates the grandeur of ceiling frescoes and standalone art works
Go With the Gut
Collector couple Bruna Girodengo and Matteo Viglietta both share a passion – an unquenchable thirst to learn about collecting art.
Position As Desired: Exploring African Canadian Identity
Presenting works from Toronto’s Wedge Collection new exhibition “Position As Desired: Exploring African Canadian Identity | Photographs from the Wedge Collection”.
Ryutaro Takahashi
Una Meistere talks to Tokyo based collector Ryutaro Takahashi about contemporary art in Japan, art as therapy and the irrationalities of collecting.
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.
SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen
In the spacious rooms of a former industrial hall, Peter and Christiane Schaufler’s collection of contemporary art becomes an experience.
Museum Brandhorst
Francesca Gavin and Benjamin Jaworskyj explore this dazzling space in Munich.
Museum Liaunig
Nuriel Molcho and Francesca Gavin travel out of Vienna to hillside Carinthia, to meet with Peter Liaunig.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
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