Independent Collectors
Force and Form
The private collection studying contemporary visual culture.
![NATE LOWMAN, In Pieces And In Stitches, 2017](/site/assets/files/24419/2023-07-18_17-40-25_force-and-form_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg?v=1099960021 640w, /site/assets/files/24419/2023-07-18_17-40-25_force-and-form_independent_collectors.jpeg?v=795882 1024w)
Acting as a response to the rise of accessible communication and global technological advancements, the exhibition breaks down digital language and opens discussion surrounding media and consumption. Continuing the ongoing study of the history of the de la Cruz Collection and contemporary visual culture, “Force and Form” showcases 100 works from 48 artists and spans artist careers over three decades.
Privately funded by “super-collectors” Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz the collection, which opened in Miami’s Design District in 2009, has proved itself to be a major hub for showcasing the latest in contemporary art. Snapping up emerging artists and enthusiastic about acquiring new movements, each year the de la Cruz Collection changes its annual exhibition especially for Art Basel Miami Beach, as well as offering an extensive program of lectures and workshops all year round and all free of charge.
See inside “Force and Form” at the de la Cruz Collection in this exclusive online exhibition below.
![KATHYRN ANDREWS, Black Bars; Dejeuner No. 1 (Girl with Napkin, visor, Lemon, lighter and shuttlecock), 2016](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![TAUBA AUERBACH, Shadow Weave – Façade Split Wave II, 2013](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.jpg 1024w)
![JOE BRADLEY, Egyptian Freek, 2010](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.jpg 1024w)
![JOE BRADLEY, TBT, 2016](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-07_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.jpg 1024w)
![DAN COLEN, Vengeance, 2015-16](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![DAN COLEN, Help, 2014](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.jpg 1024w)
![AARON CURRY, My Body is Machine Gun, 2011](/site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24422/2023-06-10_23-27-08_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.jpg 1024w)
We always try to build relationships with the artists in the collection. Our exhibitions are a collective effort that includes the voice of the artists. This exchange helps us build possibilities that extend beyond our understanding of current art practices, and allows for the inclusion of the artists’ vision.
ROSA DE LA CRUZ
![STERLING RUBY, Burning Landscape, 2016](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![NATE LOWMAN, In Pieces And In Stitches, 2017](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![SALVADOR DALÍ, Portrait of Dolores Suero, 1955](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.jpg 1024w)
![ISA GENZKEN, Nefertiti Sculpture, 2015](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-37_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.jpg 1024w)
![PETER DOIG, Baked, 1990](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![KALLEY WALKER, Black Star Press (Rotated 180 Degrees): Press Star, Press Black, 2006](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.jpg 1024w)
![ALEX ISRAEL, Untitled (Flats), 2012](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-4.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-4.jpg 1024w)
![ALBERT OEHLEN, Untitled (Baum 56), 2015](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.jpg 1024w)
![GLENN LIGON, Masquerade #4, 2006](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-38_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.jpg 1024w)
![LAURA OWENS, Untitled, 2016](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-4.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-4.jpg 1024w)
![LAURA OWENS, Untitled, 2016](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-1.jpg 1024w)
![Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, 2008](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-2.jpg 1024w)
![WILFREDO LAM, Femme, 1942](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-40_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-40_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![STERLING RUBY, Hadron Collider (Dark), 2015](/site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/24424/2023-06-10_23-29-39_force-and-form_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors-3.jpg 1024w)
The de la Cruz Collection is featured in the Art Guide.