Collector’s Eye exhibition

The stand will showcase the art collection of Zoya Galeeva, the winner of the Collector of the Year award, established by the Cosmoscow Foundation in 2025. This initiative aims to promote collecting to develop the Russian contemporary art industry, as well as to create opportunities and favorable conditions for recognizing personal contributions to the art market.

This year’s exhibition, entitled “Visiting a Collector,” will draw on the collection of Zoya Galeeva and will allow fair visitors to see works selected by the collectors themselves, as well as explore their personal approach to building their collection.

Zoya Galeeva has emerged as a collector and philanthropist relatively recently, but in a short time, she has become a prominent figure in the contemporary cultural scene. Her approach to collecting and supporting cultural initiatives was one of the reasons why the Cosmoscow Foundation named her the Collector of the Year. This year, the New Collectors Foundation also recognized her, naming her a key young collector and supporting a special project at the Cosmoscow 2026 fair.

The project proposes viewing a private collection not as a formal collection of works of art, but as a reflection of the collector's personality and the space in which they live. The project’s concept is built around the idea that a private collection is always a story of the mutual influence of people and art. Works do not exist separately from their owner: they shape their everyday life, influence their lifestyle, social circle, and way of viewing the world. This is why the exhibition invites the viewer to literally visit a collector and see the works not in a sterile exhibition space, but in an environment where they coexist with their owner.

The exhibition features works by Russian and international artists from the collection, including Irina Nakhova, Evgeny Antufiev, Irina Korina, Olga and Oleg Tatarintsev, Ilya Kabakov and Viktor Pivovarov, as well as Martina Grlić and Ishmael Randall-Weeks.

The stand also features works by Brazilian designers from the WE Gallery collection. These include a table by Lucas Recchia, a bench by Domingos Totora, and a console table by Gustavo Bittencourt.