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    NEWM ART COLLECTION

    »We collect art that resonates with our experiences and challenges us in unexpected ways.«

    Argentina

    MALBA – Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires

    An impression of what modernism means in Latin America

    Colección Amalita

    Argentina’s wealthiest woman presents six centuries of art

    Museo James Turrell

    Turrell’s largest Skyspace and light rooms in the Argentine Andes

    MACBA – Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires

    The Argentinian museum with a focus on international geometric art.

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    Australia

    White Rabbit

    Judith Neilso’s collection is located in an old factory in Sydney’s industrial district.

    JAHM – Justin Art House Museum

    Given its spacious and unorthodox design, the JAHM looks more like a public exhibition venue than a private residence.

    Lyon Housemuseum

    A 40-minute tram ride from Melbourne takes you to this unique hybrid space

    ARNDT Collection

    Tiffany Wood and Matthias Arndt aim to collect works that create disturbance

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    Austria

    Museum Liaunig

    Nuriel Molcho and Francesca Gavin travel out of Vienna to hillside Carinthia, to meet with Peter Liaunig.

    o. T. / untitled

    As featured in our new film series journey on the BMW Art Guide website, here we go further into the stunning and sustainable Museum Liaunig in Neuhaus, featuring the current main exhibition “o. T.” (untitled).

    Francesca von Habsburg

    Arterritory’s Irene Gludowacz talks to art patron and philanthropist Francesca von Habsburg about art as a political weapon.

    Kunstraum Buchberg

    Located on a rock formation high above the Kamp River and surrounded by garden terraces and forests, is where the Kunstraum Buchberg has been since 1979.

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    Bahrain

    RAK Art Foundation

    Bahraini artist and collector Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa’s childhood home

    Artist As Collector – Rashid Al Khalifa

    An interview surrounding IC’s exploration, ‘Artist As Collector’ with Bahrain based Rashid Al Khalifa.

    Bangladesh

    Nadia & Rajeeb Samdani

    The collector-couple dedicated to South Asian art in the heart of Bangladesh.

    Dhaka Art Summit

    Interview with the Collectors Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani about their motivation for raising awareness to South Asian art and why pushing the boundaries is important to them as collectors.

    Belgium

    Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

    The industrialist couple Jules and Irma Dhondt-Dhaenens began collecting art in the 1920s

    Vanhaerents Art Collection

    Where the connection between building and collecting is more than metaphorical

    Galila Barzilaï

    Galila’s P.O.C presents itself as a contemporary curiosity cabinet.

    AMEXICA @The Loft

    The Family Servais Collection and The Loft present AMEXICA, an exhibition curated by Marisol Rodríguez

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    Brazil

    Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz

    João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz’s collection features abstract painting and conceptual art

    Fernanda Feitosa & Heitor Martins

    A journey into the postwar Brazilian art scene

    Bernardo Paz

    Interview with the collector behind Instituto Inhotim – Centro de Arte Contemporânea e Jardim Botânico

    João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz

    Interview with the Brazilian collector on seeking works, regardless of the artist’s age or being known or unknown

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    Canada

    Audain Art Museum

    Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa foster the richness of cultural differences

    As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

    A look inside this stunning photography book featuring works from Kenneth Montague’s Wedge Collection

    RENNIE COLLECTION

    With a strong focus on topics that surround identity, social commentary, injustice and appropriation, the Rennie Collection is one of Canada’s largest and most important collections.

    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”.

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    Chile

    AAL – Arte Al Límite Collection

    The collection that was founded upon the goal of making a contribution to culture and to encourage creativity.

    China

    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.

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    Cyprus

    The Office Collection – A Cloud Passing Over Cairo

    Tassos A. Gkekas loves to facilitate his own exhibitions and projects exploring art, fashion and film within the walls of Nicosia.

    To Express The Feelings Of A Chair When We Sit On It

    An exhibition, curated by Antonis Minas and Christos Kyriakides, is located in Nicosia.

    NAPK – THR // NIC Intonations

    With its second 2019 exhibition, “NAPK – THR // NIC Intonations”, the Office Collection examines two artistic positions at the artist run space, PARTY Contemporary.

    The Office Collection

    The Office Collection is the private art collection from Tassos A. Gkekas, the Greek collector with a penchant for collecting works by contemporary international and Greek artists – with many of them based in Europe or the Middle East.

    Czech Republic

    The Sublime Hyacinth Collection

    When Boudewijn Jansen and Yvette van Dishoeck, who are both Dutch, met in 1992 in Prague, it was love—for one another, the city, and Czech art.

    Boris Krsnak

    Prague based IC Collector, Boris Krsnak, has a passion for all things Slovak.

    Ovidiu Șandor

    Confident elaborate uncertainty

    Denmark

    Claus Busch Risvig

    Meet the young collector who is taking the international art world by storm whilst never forgetting his roots in Denmark.

    Emerging Iranian Artists

    Claus Busch Risvig presents in focus on IC, a selection of works by emerging Iranian positions from his collection.

    Barbara Maj Husted Werner

    An interview with the collector combining art with the everyday life.

    Sara Theresa Birn Lysgaard

    Life and art cannot be separated when it comes to Sara Theresa Birn Lysgaard’s art collection.

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    Estonia

    Artemy Troitsky

    Sergej Timofejev from Arterritory in conversation with Artemy Troitsky, the relaxed collector and Russian music critic.

    Finland

    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

    France

    NEWM ART COLLECTION

    »We collect art that resonates with our experiences and challenges us in unexpected ways.«

    Collection Lambert

    The legendary French gallerist and collector, Yvon Lambert, is famed for his relentlessly forward-looking approach to visual art as well as uncanny acumen for understanding how art works and spaces interact with each other.

    Peyrassol – Parc de sculptures

    For the Franco-Belgian couple, Philippe Austruy and Valérie Bach, wine, food, and hospitality are equally as important as contemporary art

    Venet Foundation

    Sculpture park in Bernar Venet’s native Provence

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    Germany

    You are the Concept

    Private sessions with IC founder and strategist Christian Kaspar Schwarm.

    Sammlung Gräfling

    The young couple merges private and public spaces by displaying their collection at their home in a prestigious historic apartment.

    Mario & Julia von Kelterborn

    The von Kelterborn Collection isn’t for the faint of heart—although that’s not to say the works are visually jarring.

    Julia Stoschek

    Sergej Timofejev in conversation with Julia Stoschek: one of the most active and famous collectors of time-based art.

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    Ghana

    Terra Collection of African Contemporary Art

    Interview with Joseph Awuah-Darko

    Greece

    Debunking the myths

    IC Director Nina Raftopoulo helps new collectors develop confidence.

    Neon

    Founded by collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Neon breaks with the conventional model of an art foundation.

    Dakis Joannou

    Art Territory’s Una Meistere meets Greek collector Dakis Joannou in his office in Athens.

    ARNDT Collection

    Tiffany Wood and Matthias Arndt aim to collect works that create disturbance

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    Hungary

    Katalin Spengler & Zsolt Somlói

    The Hungarian couple dedicated to opening up the local collector community to international contemporary art.

    László Vass

    Vass Collection: Constructive/Concrete

    Iceland

    Mixed Media

    Marking the latest, and sadly final, exhibition at the Safn Berlin art space in a presentation of two artists who have close ties with the collection.

    Safn

    From a very early age, Pétur Arason enjoyed visiting artists in their studios with his father. Today, Arason has built up his own collection spanning more than 1 200 works.

    India

    Shalini Passi

    Inside the palatial New Delhi home of artist and collector Shalini Passi.

    KNMA – Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

    More than 8,000 artworks from across South Asia and its diaspora

    Wrapped Up In India

    We are excited to present on IC, the very first public showing of Saloni Doshi’s diverse collection located in India!

    Ricky Dhingra

    Mystic Creations

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    Iran

    Pejman Collection

    When collector and film producer Hamidreza Pejman came across the abandoned Argo Factory he saw its meaningful potential­.

    Israel

    Givon Art Forum

    Only when artworks circulate can they generate ideas

    The Colors of Pleasure

    With over 1 600 artworks, the Igal Ahouvi Art Collections is one of the largest private collections in Israel.

    Prima Facie

    FaceTime! Israel’s largest private art collection, the Igal Ahouvi Art Collection, has opened a new show, “Prima Facie”, in its series of exhibitions held at the Tel Aviv University Art Gallery.

    Italy

    Palazzo Daniele

    Minimalism meets majesty at Palazzo Daniele where monastic décor exaggerates the grandeur of ceiling frescoes and standalone art works

    Fondazione Brodbeck

    Contemporary art in the shadow of a volcano

    Collezione De Iorio

    Beauty & infirmity – Radiologist Mauro De Iorio has a unique understanding of the human body

    Collezione Taurisano

    Initiated by Paolo Taurisano in the 1970s, this collection now flourishes thanks to his son Francesco and daughter-in-law Sveva D’Antonio

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    Japan

    Art Expedition Japan

    Join us on an our annual art expedition to the islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima, which have undergone a remarkable transformation to world-renowned art destinations.

    Daisuke Miyatsu

    In the Japanese city of Ichikawa you will find a very special house, a dream house in fact.

    Ryutaro Takahashi

    Una Meistere talks to Tokyo based collector Ryutaro Takahashi about contemporary art in Japan, art as therapy and the irrationalities of collecting.

    Latvia

    Zuzāns Collection

    Zuzeum Art Centre houses the largest private collection of Latvian art in the world

    Luxembourg

    Majerus Collection

    Patrick Majerus’ love for collecting all began when he was a child and had a fasciation for collecting stamps and “bandes dessinées”.

    Metaverse

    David Gryn

    Interview with the founder and director of DAATA

    Mexico

    José Mauricio Sanchez Ruiz Collection

    Inside the collection built on purchases made on the internet.

    Transposing Narratives

    With its dual focus on art and design, the Colección Contemporánea is the latest addition to the private museum community in Mexico City.

    Netherlands

    Museum Voorlinden

    Joop van Caldenborgh acquired his first artwork as a teenager.

    Julian Oggel

    Kate Andrews visits Concordia Collection in Rotterdam

    Eric van ’t Hoff

    Meet the Dutch art enthusiast who has dedicated his collection to supporting artists.

    Radical Collecting Part II

    A view insight the collection of Frans Oomen.

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    New Zealand

    Gibbs Farm

    Alan Gibbs has created a sculpture park unlike anything you’ve seen before.

    Brick Bay Sculpture Trail

    Richard and Christine Didsbury showcase New Zealand’s leading artists

    Gibbs Farm 2017

    Art installations on a grand scale resulting in a sculpture park unlike any other you’ve seen before.

    Norway

    Kaviarfactory

    DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.

    Astrup Fearnley Collection

    Raising questions about aesthetics, politics, and faith, this Norwegian collection features art by the likes of Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman.

    Kistefos Museum

    Built on the grounds of a historical pulp mill, Kistefos today offers world-class architecture and art

    Venke Hoff

    For Venke Hoff and her husband Rolf, collecting art is an inseparable part of life.

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    Poland

    Borowik Collection

    Michał Borowik explains the idea behind his collection and how it came to be

    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.

    Looking To The End

    Listed as one of the “fifty most interesting collections assembled by people under fifty”, Polish collector Michal Borowik has already made his mark on the contemporary art collecting scene.

    Portugal

    Thru the Mirror

    Collection de Bruin-Heijn presents the exhibition "Thru the Mirror" at Quetzal Art Center

    Read/ing at Quetzal Art Center

    See inside the exhibition “Read/ing” at the Quetzal Art Center, amongst the estate, vineyard and restaurant in the heart of the Alentejo region.

    Quetzal / Drawing Africa On The Map

    Take a look inside the 2018 exhibition at the Quetzal Art Centre, a family affair situated at a winery in Portugal.

    Near Fields

    Seeing art as "a visionary, global language", Portuguese brothers Manuel and Miguel Leal Rios have devoted themselves to building their collection.

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    Qatar

    MATHAF – Arab Museum of Modern Art

    A Royal Collection Spanning 200 Years of Arab Art

    Romania

    The Ovidiu Șandor Collection

    Establishing roots & creating links

    The Ovidiu Șandor Collection 2018

    The Romanian collection that started with an antique map.

    Saudi Arabia

    What Lies Within

    The Basma AlSulaiman Collection features an exhibition by some of the most significant artists of Saudi Arabia

    Scotland

    JUPITER RISING

    Scotland’s artist-led outdoor festival for art, music and performance

    Nicky & Robert Wilson

    A Place for Synergy Between Art and Nature – Daiga Rudzāte and Una Meistere interview British art collectors Nicky and Robert Wilson about the mutual interaction between the land and the art.

    Serbia

    Trajković Collection

    Daniel and Slavic Trajković, discuss the origins of their collection

    Postmodernism And Art Of The Eighties In Serbia

    Belgrade’s Trajkovic Collection returns for Part III of it’s exploration “Phenomena, Formations And Ideologies Of Serbian Art In The Second Half Of The 20th Century”.

    Phenomena, Formations and Ideologies of Serbian Art

    A term once suggested, and later on much quoted, for describing the Serbian art of the 1990s, was “art in a closed society”.

    New Art of the Seventies in Serbia

    Typology of radical emancipated language and practices.

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    South Africa

    Zeitz MOCAA

    Former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz has built a unique and extensive body of works by some of the most exciting established and emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora

    Jochen Zeitz

    Interview with the founder of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

    South Korea

    Gary Yeh

    IC talks to Gary Yeh.

    KOO HOUSE MUSEUM

    Exhibition venue with the theme ‚Living with Art‘

    Spain

    Fundació Vila Casas

    A former wool factory turned art space by Antoni Vila Casas

    Yannick & Ben Jakober

    The two artists have been collecting for more than 50 years

    PRIOR Art Space

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

    SUBSTANCES

    An exhibition by the Adrastus Collection in the historic church of San Martín in Arévalo

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    Sweden

    Peter Linde Busk & Numen/For Use

    The Wanås Foundation features sculptures to enter and spatial design to be surrounded by

    Wanås Foundation II

    In southern Sweden lies a private collection buried deep in a castle's grounds, sheds and barns.

    Karin Meidner & Jan Widlund

    For more than 30 years Jan Widlund was the owner of a large art collection at the law firm of Vinge in Stockholm.

    Siw & Christer Ragnar

    The afternoon sun filters into the large apartment of Siw and Christer Ragnar in Stockholm’s fashionable Tegnérlunden.

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    Switzerland

    Kunst(Zeug)Haus

    An extensive private collection of Swiss contemporary art of the last fifty years

    Muzeum Susch

    A 12th-century monastery and brewery in the Engadin Valley of the Swiss Alps

    Georgia O’Keeffe

    The Fondation Beyeler has devoted the first exhibition of its anniversary year to this extra-ordinary woman

    If I Was a Rich Girl

    Welcome to the fantasy collection - an exhibition developed by artist Clare Kenny together with borrowed works from renowned collections as her dream realisation.

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    Turkey

    The Agah Uğur Collection

    One of the largest video art collections in Istanbul, Turkey

    Don’t Look Back, Deep is the Past

    An exhibition at the Odunpazarı Modern Museum focusing on the the ways in which we define the Other

    The Elgiz Museum II

    Since the early 1980s, Sevda and Can Elgiz have been aware of the worth of collecting contemporary art, long before it had fully entered the spotlight of Turkeys art scene.

    Collecting the Elusive

    In a small project space near Istanbul’s Taksim Square, Özge Ersoy and Haro Cumbusyan investigate into the complex world of collecting by bringing private art collections to the public view.

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    UK

    Roberts Institute of Art

    A living organism to underpin research and debate

    Mark Hicks Collection

    The collection grown from a curiosity of editions from the streets.

    Known Unknowns

    A peek inside the exhibition that looks at the status of an artist in the mainstream art world.

    Irmina Nazar & Artur Trawinski

    The Polish collectors raising awareness on Eastern European Art.

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    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    Barjeel Art Foundation

    The diversity of the Arab world lies at the heart of Sultan Al-Qassemi’s collection

    Jean-Paul Najar Foundation

    Situated on, and presented in partnership with Alserkal Avenue, the heart of Dubai’s art quarter, the JPNF opened its gates to the public in 2016.

    The Farjam Foundation

    Farhad Farjam’s collection encompasses Islamic, Middle Eastern and Western art

    Vers le tableau

    Exhibition from the Jean-Paul Najar Foundation, featuring major works from French artist Pierre Dunoyer.

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    USA

    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.

    Valeria Napoleone

    The Italian-born collector actively seeks out under­represented positions and therefore only acquires works by women artists.

    Christine and Andrew Hall

    Interview with the collectors behind Hall Art Foundation

    Gary Yeh

    IC talks to Gary Yeh.

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