Brendan Becht: From Chef to Collector, Art at Zazà Ramen
Brendan Becht, son of collectors Agnes and Frits Becht, runs Zazà Ramen in Milan's Via Solferino, where he hosts rotating art exhibitions. The restaurant displays works from his family's collection of over 1,500 pieces by artists like Lucio Fontana, Joseph Beuys, and Yayoi Kusama. Since 2014, Becht has organized 22 exhibitions featuring artists such as David Tremlett, Anila Rubiku, and Michele Lombardelli, collaborating with about 20 galleries. The current show, "Hues of Delicacy" by Anila Rubiku, runs until October. Rubiku's works use glass beads sewn on canvas, inspired by Milan's stained-glass windows. Becht also commissions ephemeral wall paintings that are later painted over. He describes collecting as driven by personal encounters, not trends.
Key facts
- Brendan Becht is the son of collectors Agnes and Frits Becht.
- The Becht family collected over 1,500 works by artists including Lucio Fontana, Joseph Beuys, Jim Dine, and Yayoi Kusama.
- Brendan Becht runs Zazà Ramen in Milan, which doubles as an art space.
- Since 2014, Zazà Ramen has hosted 22 exhibitions with about 20 galleries.
- The current exhibition 'Hues of Delicacy' by Anila Rubiku runs until October.
- Anila Rubiku's works are made of glass beads sewn on canvas, inspired by Milan's stained-glass windows.
- Becht commissions site-specific wall paintings that are later painted over.
- Becht does not follow art market trends; he buys based on personal encounters.
Entities
Artists
- Brendan Becht
- Agnes Becht
- Frits Becht
- Lucio Fontana
- Joseph Beuys
- Jim Dine
- Panamarenko
- Tom Wesselmann
- Tetsumi Kudo
- Arman
- Daniel Spoerri
- Martial Raysse
- Woody van Amen
- Peter Blake
- Piero Gilardi
- Mimmo Rotella
- Yayoi Kusama
- Anila Rubiku
- David Tremlett
- Kees de Goede
- Ayako Nakamiya
- Tetsuro Shimizu
- Antonello Ruggeri
- Jan van der Ploeg
- Goldschmied & Chiari
- Jacqueline Peeters
- Thomas Berra
- Hermann Bergamelli
- Michele Lombardelli
- Nathalie Du Pasquier
- Eugenia Vanni
- Francesco Arena
- Cristiano Tassinari
- Matteo De Nando
- Toon Verhoef
- Giuseppe Panza di Biumo
- Gualtiero Marchesi
- Elena Quarestani
- Piero Manzoni
- James Turrell
- Bruce Nauman
- Carlo Scarpa
- Gio Ponti
- Portaluppi
- Muzio
- Gertrude Stein
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Mark Rothko
- Thomas Bernhard
- Alan Bennett
- Pierre Le-Tan
- Elio Fiorucci
- Giorgio Soavi
- Umberto Eco
- Gayford
- Hockney
Institutions
- Zazà Ramen
- Collezione da Tiffany
- A+B Gallery
- Giò Marconi
- Assabone
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Bodega De Posthoorn
- Johan and Levi
- Corriere della Sera
Locations
- Via Solferino
- Milan
- Italy
- Piazza XXV Aprile
- Netherlands
- Hilversum
- Amsterdam
- London
- Paris
- Japan
- Naoshima
- Cremona
- Verona
- Albania
- Toronto
- Canada
- Florence
- San Marco
- Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
- Puglia