Han Nefkens

Han Nefkens is a Dutch patron who has largely moved from buying art to funding new video art. His Barcelona foundation commissions moving image works with museums and has given works to public collections.

Artists named in the collection

Aziz Hazara, Thao Nguyen Phan, Hao Jingban

On record

In September 2025 the foundation gave 18 video works to MACBA in Barcelona, acquired between 2009 and 2022.
Its 2025 Eurasia Moving Image Commission was announced as its largest initiative to date.

Questions

What does Han Nefkens collect?Han Nefkens is a Dutch patron who has largely moved from buying art to funding new video art. His Barcelona foundation commissions moving image works with museums and has given works to public collections.

Which artists are in the Han Nefkens collection?Cited sources name works by Aziz Hazara, Thao Nguyen Phan, Hao Jingban.

Sources

Han Nefkens, ArtReview, 2025
MACBA receives eighteen video artworks from the Han Nefkens Foundation, MACBA, 2025
Han Nefkens Foundation: Moving Image Commission, DutchCulture

Last verified 2026-10-31.

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