Guy Ullens, Belgian Billionaire Who Built a First-Class Collection of Chinese Art, Dies at 90

This man has experienced an extraordinary trajectory, built on a sugar empire, nourished by the beauty of art, and tarnished by the most intimate family drama.

Guy Ullens, Belgian Billionaire Who Built a First-Class Collection of Chinese Art, Dies at 90

Guy Ullens, a Belgian billionaire who built up one of the most important collections of Chinese contemporary art in the world, has died at 90. The news was announced on social media by the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, which Ullens had cofounded. The museum did not provide a cause. “As one of the earliest international collectors to champion Chinese artists, Ullens helped bring global recognition to Chinese artists and their wor…

Le baron Guy Ullens passed away at the age of 90

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Le baron Guy Ullens has died at the age of 90 (1935–2025), a Belgian businessman and art collector, who founded UCCA in Beijing and supported global charities. His wife, Myriam, was murdered in 2023; stepson … Read more Continue reading Belgian businessman Le baron Guy Ullens passed away at the age of 90 at The Brussels Morning Newspaper.

The Belgian baron and businessman Guy Ullens de Schooten Whettnall died at the age of 90, reports the local media, who remember the murder in 2023 of his second wife by one of his sons.Born in San Francisco, Califronia, Ullens was the third son of Baron Jean Marie Joseph Ullens de Schooten Whettnall (1897-1950), Belgian diplomat, and of ethnographic photographer and writer Marie Thérèse Pauline Francis, belonging to the Wittouck family. The fami…

Former Belgian businessman and art collector Guy Ullens has died at the age of 90, according to the newspaper La Libre. Ullens became rich in the late 1980s with the sale of the sugar company Tiense Suiker. After his retirement in 2000, he focused on charity and collecting contemporary art. Ullens also made headlines two years ago when his son shot his wife dead in front of him.