From Exhibition to Art Education: The Multifaceted Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

Having started collecting contemporary art in 1992, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo was not satisfied with only owning the artworks, but she also went on to establish the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in 1995, in order to share her art collection and passion with the public. Then, in 2002, the Fondazione set up an exhibition space in Turin. Nowadays Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is undoubtedly one of the most influential Italian women collectors, with an art collection of more than 1,500 contemporary pieces. She owns works by Maurizio Cattelan, Ian Cheng, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Sarah Lucas, Mark Manders, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman, Rudolf Stingel, and Adrián Villar Rojas, just to name a few. Moreover, she sits on advisory committees or councils of various art museums and organisations. The Fondazione also expanded to Madrid in 2017.

After the last encounter at The Private Museum Conference (2018) in Hong Kong, LARRY’S LIST had the pleasure to meet and speak with Patrizia again at the opening of her latest collection exhibition at MO.CO in Montpellier, France. Recounting her journey of art collecting and developing the foundation with its multi-faceted projects and programs, she talked about the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Art Park since 2019; the theme of the body for the current exhibition at MO.CO; why David Hammons is on her wish list; why art education is important; her advice to other collectors who may be thinking about building a private museum or art foundation; and the upcoming programs by the Fondazione to look forward to in 2022.

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