Collector Interview: Juan Yarur Enjoye Looking for Lost Jewels

A supporter of South American art with a soft spot for Chilean art, Juan Yarur’s collection of over 450 pieces is composed of 50% Chilean artworks, 25% of Latin American artists, and 25% of global artists. In 2008, Yarur created Beca AMA (AMA grant) and founded Fundación AMA in honor of his father Amador and as an initiative to promote Chilean artists abroad. Juan Yarur became the youngest member of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee at Tate Modern at the age of 26. His collection was first shown publicly at the Saatchi Gallery and Phillips de Pury, London in 2011, and in Santiago, Chile at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Art Museum) in 2013.

Juan Yarur discussed with LARRY’S LIST why he is especially drawn to “lost jewels”—forgotten Chilean artists and unnoticed Latin American artists, his most treasured artwork in his collection, his visions for Fundación AMA in the upcoming years, as well as three emerging Chilean artists we should watch out for.

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