30/08/2026
Announcing 2027 Annual Edition
TLmag 42- The Foundations of Art
Guest Editor: Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Releasing January 2027
Thanks to Simon de Pury , our current 2026 Guest Editor❣️
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Why We Build Institutions
Beyond Patronage: How Private Initiatives Shape the Future of Art
This Global Conversation brings together perspectives from pioneering art foundations worldwide, exploring how contemporary patronage is shaping the future of culture. Private foundations and institutions do more than preserve works of art or engage in philanthropy; they establish the very conditions for art to exist, experiment, produce, and be passed down through generations. At a time when public institutions face growing economic and structural constraints, contemporary patronage is playing a vital role—building vibrant cultural ecosystems, championing artists and curators, commissioning new work, fostering research, and opening dynamic new pathways for public participation.
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Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is one of the world’s most prominent contemporary art collectors, philanthropists, and patrons. Since starting her collection in 1992, she has championed artists, commissioned new works, and built an internationally renowned platform for contemporary culture.
In 1995, she established the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, a leading non-profit institution dedicated to supporting living artists, curatorial research, and public engagement. Expanding her philanthropic footprint across Europe, she founded Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid in 2017 to foster cultural exchanges between Europe and Latin America, followed by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Venice on the historic Isola San Giacomo (second picture) in the Venetian Lagoon, dedicated to artistic research, site-specific installations, and ecological sustainability.
On the pictures: Hugh Hayden, Huff and a Puff, 2026, Courtesy Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengp, Photo by Jacopo Trabuio - Marcel Boucher, Spangled pink enamel octopus pin, 1941. Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection