Daily Management Review

Durjoy Rahman, Activist Bangladeshi Collector


05/08/2021


The founder of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation, collector Durjoy Rahman puts all his energy into promoting artists from his country and South Asia



by Rickovia Leung et Carine Claude

Durjoy Rahman COURTESY DURJOY RAHMAN
Durjoy Rahman COURTESY DURJOY RAHMAN
Based in Dacca and Berlin, the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation  (DBF) was created in 2018 to promote artists from South Asia and beyond. Its founder, collector Durjoy Rahman, developed a passion for art in the 1990s. His nearly 1,000-piece collection is mainly made up of internationally famous contemporary artists from India and Bangladesh, some Western artists and promising local talent. Read more...