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Michael Ringier

Michael Ringier collects contemporary art in depth, usually holding several groups of works from each artist's career. He began in the 1980s, and the collection became professional in 1995, with works from the late 1960s to the present.

Artists named in the collection

Angela Bulloch, Valentin Carron, Trisha Donnelly, Peter Fischli David Weiss, Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Karen Kilimnik, Ugo Rondinone, Josh Smith, Franz West, Sue Williams

On record

  • The Langen Foundation in Neuss showed about 500 works in 2025, curated by Beatrix Ruf and Wade Guyton, the collection's first major show in Germany.
  • Ringier has commissioned artists to design its annual reports since 1997.
  • Almost 100 works are displayed at the company's Medienpark in Zürich.

Questions

What does Michael Ringier collect?Michael Ringier collects contemporary art in depth, usually holding several groups of works from each artist's career. He began in the 1980s, and the collection became professional in 1995, with works from the late 1960s to the present.

Which artists are in the Michael Ringier collection?Cited sources name works by Angela Bulloch, Valentin Carron, Trisha Donnelly, Peter Fischli David Weiss, Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Karen Kilimnik, Ugo Rondinone.

Sources

  1. It's there for everyone, SPS
  2. Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Film, Video, Sound: Ringier Collection 1995-2025, Almine Rech, 2025
  3. Wade Guyton: Ringier Collection 1995-2025, Galerie Chantal Crousel, 2025

Last verified 2026-10-31.

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