Supporting Artists, Discovering Talent: Jorge Pérez Talks About Collecting in 2020

Jorge M. Pérez started collecting art almost 50 years ago, when he was in college. His collection, which focuses on contemporary art with an emphasis on the work of artists from Latin America, the United States, and Africa, currently numbers over 1,000 pieces—not including the hundreds he and his wife, Darlene, have donated to museums over the years. Over the summer, ARTnews caught up with Pérez.
How has your collecting changed during the coronavirus lockdown?
I have been act