Meet the collectors | Karen and Christian Boros
Art Basel’s ‘Meet the collectors’ film series celebrates today’s most inspiring patrons. In this episode of ‘Meet the collectors’, we visit Karen and Christian Boros, the co-founders of the Boros Collection in Berlin. Beyond a remarkable selection of both emerging and established artists, the collection's true allure lies in its unconventional home. The so-called ‘Boros bunker’ served as an air-raid shelter during World War II and later as a storage facility for bananas in East Germany. After the fall of the Wall, underground techno and BDSM parties also took place there. The pair purchased the building in 2003 and invested in a renovation that transformed the site into a stunning home for both the couple and their art. ‘What else could you imagine in a building like this one, born out of fascism, other than installing the art of freedom?’, asks Karen. Today, the Boros Collection features works by artists including Olafur Eliasson, Anna Uddenberg, Anne Imhof, Paulo Nazareth, Amalia Pica, and Bunny Rogers, among many others. The Boros are remarkably curious – about the world, the present, and the artists they collect. ‘We're attracted by what's alien to us because it's the alien, the unfamiliar, the unconventional, which has the potential to help us progress’, says Christian. The Boros Collection can be visited with a reservation via the website: https://www.sammlung-boros.de/. Directress & Director: Gabriela Alatorre & Henrik Alm DOP: Luke Sullivan 1st. AC: Ciro Kavouras Sound Design: Ethan Houser Music: Ethan Houser / First Body Steadycam Operator: Felix Lang Edit: Henrik Alm Production: LE BERG Art Basel Executive Editor: Coline Milliard Senior Editor: Alicia Reuter Video Commissioner: Jeanne-Salomé Rochat Creative Producer: Akiel Gallina