Launch year:
1974

Number of artworks:
around 5000

Status of collection:
International

Artistic domains and general information about the collection:
ING Collection
ING believes in the role of art and its influence on our lives. The collection was founded in the 1970s when the first figurative works of art in the Netherlands were brought together. Since then, ING has become increasingly international and works of art from all over the world have been added to the collection. It is a collection of contemporary art that reflects the international, contemporary, and innovative character of ING and shows ING's figurative tradition in a new way. This reflects the rhythm of the changing times and the mission and vision of ING.
ING supports art in society and wants to make art as accessible as possible. ING connects art and visitors and inspires employees and current or future customers. For this reason, ING does not get stuck in a traditional purchasing policy but nurtures a culture of innovation and change. In recent years, this has led to interesting collaborations, such as commissions, loans, and various projects with artists.
History
The ING Collection was started in 1974 by one of our predecessors, the NMB Postbank Group for its new headquarters in Amsterdam. It was founded around two figurative art movements in the Netherlands: the Magic Realists from the 1920s and 1930s and the Northern Realists of the 1980s.
Over the years, new collections have been added through various mergers and acquisitions. These include the collections of Postbank and Nationale-Nederlanden in the Netherlands, Bank Brussels Lambert (BBL) in Belgium, Barings Bank in London and ING Bank Slaski in Poland.
Currently, the collection spans around 5.000 art pieces from video installations to paintings and from textile to sculptures.

Commission programme / Site-specific order(s) :
ING regularly commissions artists for specific projects:

Street artists Jeroen Erosie en Boris Tellegen received a commission for ING NL's head office, to create a monumental mural where the outside world is brought inside.   

During the past year, photographers Jaap Scheeren (1979) and Ine Lamers (1954) were commissioned to give their own intriguing take on the landscape of the Netherlands. Their photographs now provide a window on the world outside at some 150 branches in the Netherlands.

For our Private Banking offices ING commissioned several talents in the field of photography to create a series of new work within a socially relevant theme: Elspeth Diederix, Krista van der Niet and Natascha Libbert.