BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors
Alexander Ramselaar Collection
A townhouse of young talent from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and around the world
![EDWARD BURTYNSKY, Silver Lake Operations #2, 2007](/site/assets/files/19725/2021-05-27_00-31-32_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg?v=375056385 640w, /site/assets/files/19725/2021-05-27_00-31-32_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg?v=1579339477 1024w)
![NOE SENDAS, Unrest, 2000. Photo taken by Joost van den Broek for the Volkskrant](/site/assets/files/19728/2021-05-27_00-31-18_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/19728/2021-05-27_00-31-18_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
Rotterdam collector Alexander Ramselaar discovered his first artwork in a gallery on the way to work. He was immediately transfixed. After a longer period of collecting modern design, the real estate specialist, who now advises arts and cultural institutions, began to shift his focus toward contemporary art. In his unique 1920s penthouse, the hospitable collector presents art in the dining room and bedroom, in the stairwell, and even in the bathroom.
![PIETER HUGO, Martin Kofi, Wild Honey Collector, 2005](/site/assets/files/19729/2021-05-27_00-32-10_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/19729/2021-05-27_00-32-10_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![PIETER HUGO, Mohamed Bah, Monrovia, Liberia, 2006](/site/assets/files/19729/2021-05-27_00-32-23_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/19729/2021-05-27_00-32-23_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
Ramselaar, an avid traveler, first collected work from the Rotterdam art scene and now does so internationally: Diango Hernandez, Rossella Biscotti, Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Pieter Hugo, Guy Tillim, James Beckett, or Michael Bauer are just some of the artists in his collection. Moreover, after becoming frustrated by the massive cuts in the Dutch cultural budget, Ramselaar and a few other collectors established the foundation C.o.C.A. (Collectors of Contemporary Art) to support young artists.
![OLAF OTTO BECKER, River 2 Position 1, 2008](/site/assets/files/19731/2021-05-27_00-35-24_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/19731/2021-05-27_00-35-24_alexander-ramselaar-collection_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
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