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Charles Riva Collection Charles Riva Collection is a private contemporary art collection located in two spaces in the heart Charles Riva Collection opened to the public in 2007.

It is Charles Riva Collection’s will to promote education and appreciating for contemporary art by making works available to a large audience. CHARLES RIVA COLLECTION is located in Louise District in a 19th century mansion house. It has been showed monographic exhibitions by Jim Lambie, Paul McCarthy, Sterling Ruby or Robert Mapplethorpe and Steven Shearer. Thematic exhibitions have been presented as “California” gathering artists such as Mike Kelley, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Jim Shaw or “Made in New-York” including works by Price Seth, Josh Smith, Cheyney Thompson, John Miller, Christopher Wool. RIVA PROJECT is a new space dedicated to contemporary sculpture and situated in a loft in Chatelain area. This space shows exhibitions through dialogue between several shapes of art or thematic presentation. Charles Riva Collection presents long-terms exhibitions curated primarily from the collections. The main line of the collection is American contemporary art. Artists showed are mostly American but also European modern and contemporary artists. The collection includes the work of renowned artists such as Thomas Houseago, Mike Kelley, Sherrie Levine, Robert Mapplethorpe, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ugo Rondinone, Steven Shearer, Josh Smith, Frank Stella, Francesco Vezzoli, Tom Wesselmann, Christopher Wool. Some works are also exhibited in the collector’s apartment but only accessible by appointment. Currently the spaces present two thematic exhibitions:

--- “The Power and The Glory”, Charles Riva Collection (Closed)

--- “Human Figure”, Riva Project (from April 20Th, 2016 to February 18th, 2017)

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⭐ Living with Art ⭐Good morning from our New York HQ. Pictured are works close to our heart, a Warhol drawing, a Terra...
05/10/2026

⭐ Living with Art ⭐

Good morning from our New York HQ.
Pictured are works close to our heart, a Warhol drawing, a Terra cotta Roman bust, and. Christopher Wool are in perfect harmony together in the West Village. đŸ„‚

Andy Warhol
Mesita, 1952
Ink on paper
42 x 35 cm

Christopher Wool
Untitled, 2006
Silkscreen ink on paper
183 x 240.5 cm

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On the occasion of Art Basel Paris, BUREAU OF INNOVATION and the Charles Riva Collection presents a curated selection of...
21/09/2026

On the occasion of Art Basel Paris, BUREAU OF INNOVATION and the Charles Riva Collection presents a curated selection of art and design.

Developed in response to REFRACT, the curation brings Post-War and Contemporary art into dialogue with collectible design. Centred on the body in movement, the works explore physical presence, material transformation and shifting perception across photography, painting, furniture, and sculpture. We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition in Paris.

20–25 October
11am–4pm
By appointment only RSVP essential.

Curated in collaboration by Charles Riva and ïŒšïŒŻïŒŹïŒŹïŒč ïŒŹïŒ”ïŒŁïŒĄïŒł

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The Richard Avedon Foundation
Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Cécile Defforey

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DESIGN

Roham Shamekh
Kym Ellery
Λ M E N
Sophie Dries
Tim Vranken
Tino Seubert

William Guillon
CORPUS STUDIO

The Charles Riva Collection wishes a very happy birthday to Christopher Wool. The collection holds several significant w...
16/09/2026

The Charles Riva Collection wishes a very happy birthday to Christopher Wool. The collection holds several significant works by Wool. Here is Charles Riva at the landmark exhibition SEE STOP RUN in New York in 2024. We wanted everything it was such a brilliant exhibition. đŸŸđŸŽŠđŸŽ‰đŸŽˆ

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02/09/2026

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Richard Avedon
Andy Warhol, Artist, New York City, August 20, 1969
9 ⅝ by 7 ⅝ in.
24.4 by 19.4 cm.

Shocking in its mapping of violence Richard Avedon took the iconic portrait showing Warhol stripped to the waist and revealing the severe surgical scars from the 1968 assassination attempt by Valerie Solanas. Avedon has cropped out superfluous identifying material and used the artist’s arms and black leather jacket as framing.  The body has a heroic, even mythic presence. 

Warhol’s right hand behaves like a calming and restraining gesture as if it were holding back his intestines which might spill out.  The left hand peels back the waistband of the pants and underwear tentatively beckoning us to take a closer look.  The whole form is a becomes an unsettling portrait, but not overwhelming, striking a balance between being unseemly or grotesque and mesmerizing.

The portrait serves a metaphor for the horrific violence of the late sixties.  Indeed Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated two days after Warhol was shot (June 6, 1968).

We find this image profoundly moving, pertinent and masterful. A deeply haunting image that serves as a reminder that unlike the historic Momento Mori images rooted in Roman-Stocic traditions this image is distinctly modern as it reminds us of second chances. The ability to survive in the face of the most violent adversity. đŸ©¶

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The Charles Riva Collection continues to embrace the magnetic dialogue between art and design. Design elevates the room,...
24/08/2026

The Charles Riva Collection continues to embrace the magnetic dialogue between art and design.

Design elevates the room, be it domestic or public, and perfectly compliments works of art from all periods, from antiquity to contemporary. We continue to present our collection in settings where there is a happy marriage between art and design. Together they add beauty and sophistication to every environment.

The space occupied by art and design in collecting deeply informs and shapes the Charles Riva Collection. đŸ’«

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Art doesn’t take holidays, not even in the summer. Looking back to the summer of 2024 at Cipriani Ibiza with Steve Wynn....
20/08/2026

Art doesn’t take holidays, not even in the summer.

Looking back to the summer of 2024 at Cipriani Ibiza with Steve Wynn. The Charles Riva Collection seeks collaboration to elevate discourse, and bring sublime exhibitions to a global audience.

Watch this space to see what unfolds for the rest of this year.

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The Charles Riva Collection holds significant works by Paul McCarthy. Featured in our townhouse we have ~Paul McCarthyPr...
07/07/2026

The Charles Riva Collection holds significant works by Paul McCarthy. Featured in our townhouse we have ~

Paul McCarthy
Propo series : Monkey Man, 1994
Cibachrome print on Aluminium
72 41/64 x 50 in.

Sometimes beauty walks hand in hand with the macabre. ❀

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Welcome to the Charles Riva Collection. Upon entering our townhouse you are greeted by these two iconic works. Andy Warh...
07/07/2026

Welcome to the Charles Riva Collection.

Upon entering our townhouse you are greeted by these two iconic works.

Andy Warhol
Marilyn, 1967
Screenprint
36 x 36 inches

Jenny Holzer
Living Series: There’s the Sensation of a lot of Flesh... , 1989
Granite bench
17 x 36 x 18 in.

Indeed there is no place like home. đŸ–€đŸ’‹

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🇬🇧London calling🇬🇧If you are in London for Wimbledon stop by our London office in Mayfair to see this sublime exhibition...
29/06/2026

🇬🇧London calling🇬🇧

If you are in London for Wimbledon stop by our London office in Mayfair to see this sublime exhibition.

Defining Form: A Landmark Presentation of Era-Defining, Seminal Works from the 1950’s and 60’s by the iconic British sculptor, Barbara Hepworth.

is delighted to present an exhibition of seminal works from the 1950’s and 60’s created by the iconic, Barbara Hepworth. This historic figure of the 20th century, challenged and conquered the male-dominated world of sculpture, developing a unique language of ‘pierced’ forms. The technique Hepworth pioneered was to greatly influence the trajectory of modern sculpture, and be adopted (though utilised to different artistic ends), by her close contemporary, Henry Moore.

The selected works in this landmark presentation comprise: ‘Reclining Figure II’ (1955-56), ‘Oval Form (Penwith Landscape) 1955-6, Three Small Forms’ (1964), ‘Elegy III’ (1966) and ‘Disc with Strings (Moon) (1969).

We hope to see you there.

Charles Riva

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