Pinyuan Li launches Summer House forum for young collectors

Chinese-born collector Pinyuan Li, who has lived in London for eight years and collected art for five, is launching the Summer House, a forum for young art enthusiasts to meet and exchange experiences modeled on 19th-century salons. Her collection includes works by Laure Prouvost, Tracey Emin, Leonor Fini, Antony Gormley, Ryan Gander, and several Asian artists. Li is finishing a PhD in Eastern Studies at Sheffield University and comes from a mainland Chinese family that collects traditional maps. Her first purchase was a mixed medium panel by Andrew Bick; her most recent was a small painting by Cheri Smith. She quickly decided to buy a Manuel Mathieu piece at Art Brussels in 2023, presented by HdM Gallery, and saw his works at the Venice Biennale 2026 in In Minor Keys. Her dream acquisition is Hilma af Klint's The Ten Largest set (1907), which she saw at Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 2022. During Art Basel, she enjoys Eiscafé Acero and looks forward to a breakfast gathering hosted by Delfina Foundation. She takes ferry rides on the Rhine to recharge.