Arte Collectum

Sweden · Investment Management

Arte Collectum is the management investment company of the first Nordic alternative impact investment fund with art as the underlying asset to be registered with Euroclear and publicly traded. The Investment Committee has historically, in other positions, made over 2 billion euro in art investments combined and has been successful in trading art from a value enhancement perspective. Lars Nittve is a Partner and Chair of the Investment Committee. Lars has been the director of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Moderna Museet, Stockholm and Founding Director of Tate Modern, London and M+, Hong Kong. Deborah Gunn is a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee. Deborah lives in Seattle and was formerly head of all acquisitions and deaccessions for the Paul G. Allen Family Collection. She has made thousands of acquisitions with impressive returns over the years. Deborah has exceptional access to galleries and dealers around the world and is very familiar with all aspects of due diligence for the purchase, sale, and value accretion of art. Niklas Belenius is a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee. He is a third-generation art dealer and collector. Niklas has more than 20 years’ experience of the gallery industry. He has a wide-ranging international network and has specialized in emerging contemporary art. Magnus af Petersens is Head of Curatorial Affairs. He was previously Chief Curator at Whitechapel Gallery in London, Director of Bonniers Konsthall and Curator and Head of Collection at Moderna Museet in Stockholm. To promote the artists, build provenance for the works and make the art more accessible to the public, Arte Collectum works to lend the artworks to leading museums and exhibitions around the world, and to get them published in journals, catalogs and books. Arte Collectum has its own Compliance Committee that follows a regulatory framework, audits authenticity, and monitors conflicts of interest.