Lu Xun
Lu Xun collects contemporary art from China and internationally, and began acquiring works in 2008. He opened the Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing in 2013 with real-estate developer Lu Jun. The Steven Holl-designed museum sits within a parkland complex of buildings by more than 20 international architects.
Artists named in the collection
Xu Zhen, Li Jianxiong, Olafur Eliasson, Anselm Kiefer
On record
- The collection includes site-specific commissions by Xu Zhen and Li Jianxiong.
- The Shanghai satellite space has shown Xie Fan, Du Jingze and Zhang Ruyi.
Institutional roles
- Collector-in-residence, Delfina Foundation, Spring 2017
Questions
What does Lu Xun collect?Lu Xun collects contemporary art from China and internationally, and began acquiring works in 2008. He opened the Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing in 2013 with real-estate developer Lu Jun. The Steven Holl-designed museum sits within a parkland complex of buildings by more than 20 international architects.
Which artists are in the Lu Xun collection?Cited sources name works by Xu Zhen, Li Jianxiong, Olafur Eliasson, Anselm Kiefer.
Can the public see the collection of Lu Xun?Yes. Works are shown at Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing, China.
Sources
- Lu Xun, Apollo, 2016
- Collectors in Greater China, Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, Art Basel, 2024
- Lu Xun, Delfina Foundation, 2017
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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