Through a year of ups and downs, LARRY’S LIST continued connecting with art collectors from a diversity of countries and backgrounds, witnessing this (art) world through their lens. Through collecting contemporary art, these collectors — many of them are mission-driven — do not only illustrate the stories of their lives and identities, but also support various artists along the way. Let’s look back at the most popular collector interviews on LARRY’S LIST in 2021. Which is your favorite?
I Work to Buy Art
Celesta Hodge, Beverly Hills, United States
Artists from My Generation Develop As My Eye Develops
Jack Siebert, Los Angeles, United States
If You Are Buying Something That You Truly Love, You Can’t Lose
Sabrina Ho, Hong Kong, Macau, and New York City
Home Is Where the Art Is
Barbara and Daniel Newman, Paris, France/ New York, United States
How This Mission-Driven Woman Collector in Ghana Creates Reality for Her Beloved Africa
Nich McCree, Accra, Ghana
Between the Aesthetics of Cruelty and Happy Pills
Olivier Chow, Lausanne, Switzerland
How to Collect “Images of Affirmation”
Tonya and Ato Wright, Mechanicsburg, United States
How His Photography Is Similar to the Art He Collects
Indra Leonardi, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Icy Gays and the Genie out of the Bottle
Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, Minot, ND, United States
I Am Like a Kid in a Candy Store When in an Artist’s Studio
Oleg Guerrand, New York, United States
