This roundtable brings together leading voices from museums, private collections, galleries, and foundations to examine the complexities of collecting fragile, experimental, and technologically driven contemporary art.

By bringing together diverse perspectives, the panel reflects on how collecting itself must evolve to sustain the most forward-looking artistic practices of our time.

From digital and internet-native works to interdisciplinary installations and multimedia environments, such practices challenge traditional models of acquisition, preservation, and display.

The Challenges of Collecting Experimental and Boundary-Pushing Works

Co-Founder of CityX Foundation, Asya Nikolaeva is a San Francisco-based director and producer working at the intersection of film, contemporary art, and emerging technologies, bridging physical and digital cultural worlds; she is the founder of On A Whim Films and CityX Foundation, and co-founder of Accompart’s Digital Art Auction.

Founder, Vienna Collectors Club, art journalist and cultural manager fostering dialogue between collectors, curators, and artists internationally.

Artistic Director, SPARK Art Fair Vienna, advancing curated presentations and new models of collector engagement.

Artist exploring the path of a single line, tracing the labyrinth of life through minimal and contemplative visual language.

Tatyana Tumasyan

Co-Founder CityX Foundation, Chief curator, Visual & Fine Art Expert; Kharkiv Municipal Gallery Director and Vovatanya Gallery Art Director, Member of the Association of Art Galleries of Ukraine and of Expert Council on Contemporary Art under the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.

Curator; founder of the art platform _noon_; published in _Ecoslay. An Anthology (2025); working at the intersection of art, eco-social issues, and technology.

Curator and author, long-standing advocate of avant-garde and underrepresented artistic practices.

Head Curator, objkt.com; artist, filmmaker, and curator exploring narrative, perception, and identity through new media.

Head of Arts at TriliTech (Tezos ecosystem), working across art, technology, and blockchain-based cultural programming.