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The Bunker Berlin and Sammlung Boros

柏林地堡:顶级当代艺术收藏与最神秘建筑

2020-01-31
Harper's Bazaar

When it comes to contemporary art collections, what comes to mind first? Celebrity artists, high-priced artworks, and the unpredictable art market. A World War II bunker built in Berlin seems to have no connection with any of these words. However, inside the bunker lies one of the most important contemporary art collections today the Boros Collection (Sammlung Boros). The Bunker Berlin occupies an area of ​​2,800 square meters in the center of Berlin. Established by the Christian and Karen Boros, the Bunker Berlin houses over 200 carefully selected works, which are just a part of the collection the Boros have built over the past 30 years. Collector Christian Boros is the founder of the BOROS advertising agency in Germany, while Karen Boros, with a background in art history, has worked for Art Basel in Switzerland. Since 2006, the Boros couple has been regulars on the list of top collectors worldwide. In 2019, the author visited Bunker Berlin and chatted with Karen Boros about the unique history of the museum's architecture and the challenges of independently operating the Boros Collection.

提到当代艺术收藏,你首先会想到什么?明星艺术家、天价艺术品和难以预测的艺术市场。一座位于德国柏林修建于二战时期的地堡似乎与以上所有的词语都毫无关联,但是在地堡内部,却存放着当下最重要的当代艺术收藏之一——博罗斯收藏(Sammlung Boros)。这座美术馆共占据柏林市中心 2800 平方米的面积。收藏由博罗斯夫妇共同建立,美术馆容纳着他们精心挑选的 200 余件作品,而这只是过去 30 年里博罗斯夫妇所建立的收藏事业中的一部分。收藏家克里斯蒂安·博罗斯(Christian Boros)是 BOROS 德国广告公司的创始人,而艺术史专业出身的凯伦·博罗斯(Karen Boros)则长期为瑞士巴塞尔艺术展工作。从 2006 年至今,博罗斯夫妇一直是全球顶级收藏家榜单上的常客。2019 年,作者在博罗斯夫妇位于美术馆顶层的家中,与凯伦·博罗斯聊起美术馆建筑的独特历史和独立运营博罗斯收藏的所面临的挑战。

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