The Fourth BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors

Munich BMW Group, Independent Collectors

Summary

The revised and expanded BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 256 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public—large and small, famous and still undiscovered. Succinct portraits of the collections with countless color illustrations take the reader to more than forty countries, often to regions or urban districts that are off the beaten path. This practical guide is a collaborative publication stemming from the partnership between BMW and Independent Collectors, the international online network for collectors of contemporary art. Collectors, gallerists, artists, and journalists assisted in the extensive research and revision of this unique standard work. To date, neither the internet nor any book has ever contained a comparable assembly of international private collections, including several that have opened their doors to art lovers and connoisseurs for the first time. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-4144-6)Collections featured (selection): Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), White Rabbit – Contemporary Chinese Art Collection, Lyon Housemuseum, Museum Liaunig, Maison Particulière, Vanhaerents Art Collection, Herbert Foundation, Verbeke Foundation, Inhotim – Instituto de Arte Contemporânea & Jardim Botânico, Rennie Collection at Wing Sang, M Woods, Collection Lambert, Peyrassol – Parc de Sculptures, La Maison Rouge, Rosenblum Collection, Museum Frieder Burda, Sammlung Boros, Sammlung Barbara und Axel Haubrok - Haubrokprojects, Sammlung Hoffmann, Museum Biedermann, Julia Stoschek Collection, Sammlung Goetz, The Walther Collection, Schauwerk Sindelfingen, Sammlung Schroth, Sammlung Grässlin – Kunstraum Grässlin & Räume für Kunst, Das Maximum - KunstGegenwart, Jupiter Artland, Saatchi Gallery, Zabludowicz Collection, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Devi Art Foundation, Il Giardino dei Lauri, Collezione Gori – Fattoria di Celle, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, La Colección Júmex, Art Stations Foundation, The Hess Art Collection, Fundació Suñol, Centro de Artes Visuales Fundación - Helga de Alvear, Fondation Beyeler, Nesrin Esirtgen Collection, Pizzuti Collection, Girls’ Club, The Menil Collection, de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Rubell Family, Collection and Contemporary Arts Foundation

Available since: 09/30/2016.

Print length: 256 pages.

The Arts

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