Dimitris Daskalopoulos
Dimitris Daskalopoulos collects contemporary art centred on the human body, with an emphasis on large installation and sculpture. He started in 1994 and built a collection of more than 500 works. In 2022 he gave more than 350 works by 142 artists to EMST in Athens, Tate, the Guggenheim and MCA Chicago.
Artists named in the collection
Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Mona Hatoum, Isaac Julien, Jannis Kounellis, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Wangechi Mutu, Doris Salcedo, Kiki Smith
On record
- The 2022 gift split into 140 works for EMST, 110 for Tate, and about 100 held jointly by the Guggenheim and MCA Chicago.
- The collection has funded Tate's international art curator post since 2010.
- In 2026 he gave 51 more works, mostly by Greek artists, to four museums in Greece and Scotland.
Institutional roles
- Board or council roles: Guggenheim Foundation, MCA Chicago, Tate, New Museum, Palais de Tokyo, Whitechapel Gallery
Questions
What does Dimitris Daskalopoulos collect?Dimitris Daskalopoulos collects contemporary art centred on the human body, with an emphasis on large installation and sculpture. He started in 1994 and built a collection of more than 500 works. In 2022 he gave more than 350 works by 142 artists to EMST in Athens, Tate, the Guggenheim and MCA Chicago.
Which artists are in the Dimitris Daskalopoulos collection?Cited sources name works by Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Mona Hatoum, Isaac Julien, Jannis Kounellis.
Can the public see the collection of Dimitris Daskalopoulos?Yes. Works are shown at NEON in Greece.
Sources
- Major body of contemporary artworks donated from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, Tate, 2022
- Collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos donates 51 contemporary works to four museums in Greece and Scotland, The Art Newspaper, 2026
- Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Wikipedia
Last verified 2026-10-31.