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Philara Collection
Since the mid 1990s, Gil Bronner’s collection has grown to more than 1 400 works
Collezione De Iorio
Beauty & infirmity – Radiologist Mauro De Iorio has a unique understanding of the human body
The Presence of Absence
The exhibition presents works from the Saloni Doshi Collection curated by Kunal Shah
ARTBON COLLECTION AND FOUNDATION
Contemporary art is presented in a surprising way – and enriched by a blue exhibition pavilion
Featured Collections
KASTEEL WIJLRE ESTATE
A Meeting Place for Contemporary Art and Nature
Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro
An interview with the chief curator of 33rd edition of the Bienal de São Paulo.
Rolla Foundation
Rosella and Phil Rolla provide researchers and photography enthusiasts access to important works.
Collezione De Iorio
Beauty & infirmity – Radiologist Mauro De Iorio has a unique understanding of the human body
Herbert Foundation
Collecting as a Form of Engagement: Art and Critical Thought from the 1970s–1990s in Ghent
AAL – Arte Al Límite Collection
The collection that was founded upon the goal of making a contribution to culture and to encourage creativity.
Le Musée du RETARD / the DELAY MUSEUM
Copenhagen-based collector Thierry Geoffroy is fascinated by what's happening right now.
Didrichsen Art Museum
In 1965, Marie-Louise and Gunnar Didrichsen created a space that would bring the art they loved to future generations of Finns
Ryutaro Takahashi
Una Meistere talks to Tokyo based collector Ryutaro Takahashi about contemporary art in Japan, art as therapy and the irrationalities of collecting.
Muzeum Susch
A 12th-century monastery and brewery in the Engadin Valley of the Swiss Alps
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.
The Agah Uğur Collection
One of the largest video art collections in Istanbul, Turkey
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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Money laundering compliance for the art sector and high-value goods trade – one platform for all legal challenges.
