DSLcollection

The dslcollection, founded by Sylvain and Dominique Levy, is an art collection that embraces the discovery, study and promotion of the Chinese contemporary artistic and cultural production, be it paintings, sculpture, video art, installations or new media art. It is a private collection representing 200 of the leading Chinese avant-garde artists, artists having a major influence on the development of contemporary art in China today. Even though focusing on the contemporary production of a specific culture, the collection is nevertheless not guided by the search for otherness. It admits basic cultural similarities and dispositions, however, goes beyond a simplistic approach looking for typical cultural signs and symbols. The collection is limited to a specific number of art works - about 150 pieces - that as an entity is open to constant redefinition itself. Openness, movement and communication are basic qualities we want to promote. The key factors that differentiate the dslcollection are its unique acquisition policy and its use of the latest technology; through technology, the collection is able to achieve greater visibility, upon which to build a strong personality of its own. The dsl collection believes the internet and iPad could be interesting additions to traditional art spaces. The exhibiting principle behind a nomadic art collection, an app or a website is the same: “You do not wait for people to come to you, you go where people are.” The ultimate goal is to create a sustainable identity for the collection within the international art world, a persona that is truly distinctive and not tied to its founding members. Already successfully applied to museums, this concept can just as easily be adopted by a private art collection, preventing its individual character and presence from fading away with the original collectors.