盖伊·尤伦斯在“’85新潮：第一次中国当代艺术运动”展览布展现场，2007，UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心。

　　今天，UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心发布了UCCA创始人之一、著名艺术赞助人、慈善家盖伊·尤伦斯(Guy Ullens，1935-2025)今日于家中安详离世的讣告。盖伊·尤伦斯(Guy Ullens)享年90岁。作为中国当代艺术发展历程中最重要的国际支持者之一，尤伦斯先生的远见卓识与慷慨奉献，深刻影响了中国当代艺术的国际化进程。

盖伊·尤伦斯在UCCA Gala 2019庆典晚宴现场。

　　盖伊·尤伦斯毕生致力于推动国际文化交流与对话。在商业领域取得卓越成就后，他全心投入艺术与慈善事业，自1980年代起便与中国当代艺术界结下不解之缘。2007年，盖伊·尤伦斯与夫人米莉恩·尤伦斯共同创立了UCCA的前身尤伦斯当代艺术中心，这一机构成为他深耕中国当代艺术数十年的重要见证，持续滋养着中国艺术创作的土壤。

盖伊·尤伦斯与米莉恩·尤伦斯在UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心开馆新闻发布会现场，2007。

　　作为最早活跃于中国的国际收藏家之一，尤伦斯先生在支持中国艺术家群体、推动其作品获得国际认可方面发挥了关键作用。他的奉献精神奠定了UCCA成长为中国杰出的、国际知名的当代艺术机构的基础。2017年，尤伦斯夫妇将UCCA交由新的管理团队运营后，仍以UCCA基金会理事会成员身份持续且密切关注机构发展。

尤伦斯夫妇肖像。

　　UCCA馆长田霏宇表示：“盖伊·尤伦斯毕生坚信艺术具有滋养心灵、跨越文化并架起沟通桥梁的力量。在中国创立艺术机构的壮举，正是他将这一信念付诸实践的证明——这一既充满开创精神又彰显慷慨胸怀的设想，最终孕育了UCCA的诞生。在他悉心培育最初十年并奠定坚实根基下，UCCA已为数百位艺术家提供舞台，启迪了数百万访客，更成就了无数艺术生涯。今天，我们怀着感恩之心铭记他的那份善良、热忱与融贯东西的国际视野，并将继续推进他开创的这项伟大事业。”

盖伊·尤伦斯与UCCA馆长田霏宇在“毕加索——一位天才的诞生”展览开幕现场，UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心，2019。

　　除创建UCCA外，尤伦斯夫妇还通过盖伊与米莉恩·尤伦斯基金会、尼泊尔尤伦斯学校及支持癌症患者的米米基金会等慈善项目，践行他们“以教育、创造力与文化交融推动世界向善”的信念。尤伦斯先生因其慈善贡献屡获殊荣，包括法国荣誉军团勋章与比利时利奥波德二世勋章。

盖伊·尤伦斯与米莉恩·尤伦斯在比利时利奥波德二世勋章授勋现场，2012。

　　UCCA怀着最深切的敬意与感激之情缅怀盖伊·尤伦斯，他对UCCA、中国当代艺术史以及全球文化交流做出的卓越贡献将永载史册。他的艺术遗产将在他所创立的机构、扶持的艺术家、支持的社群中永存，并将持续塑造与启迪UCCA的未来发展。（图文来源自UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心）

盖伊·尤伦斯与UCCA小小导览员在活动现场交流。

　　UCCA is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Baron Guy Ullens, visionary patron of the arts, philanthropist, and founder of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art. He died peacefully at his home on April 19 at the age of 90.

　　Born in 1935, Guy Ullens had a lifelong interest in international cultural exchange and dialogue. After a successful career in business, he devoted himself to the arts and philanthropy, including an engagement with China’s contemporary art scene that began in the 1980s.

尤伦斯夫妇在UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心。

　　In 2007, Guy Ullens, with his late wife Myriam, founded the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (now UCCA Center for Contemporary Art) in Beijing, building on their deep engagement with contemporary art in China. As one of the earliest international collectors active in China, Ullens played a pivotal role in supporting a generation of Chinese artists and fostering global recognition of their work. His commitment laid the foundation for UCCA to grow into China’s leading contemporary art institution, and one of international significance. In 2017, the Ullens family transferred ownership of UCCA to a new group of patrons, but remained valued members of the UCCA community, serving on the UCCA Foundation Council.

尤伦斯夫妇在UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心。

　　“Guy Ullens believed above all in the power of art to enrich lives and create connections across cultures. By founding an art institution in China, he put that belief into action, doing something wildly original and generous. UCCA, which he conceived and nurtured through its first decade, has highlighted hundreds of artists, inspired millions of visitors, and launched countless careers. With gratitude, we remember his kindness, passion, and cosmopolitanism, as we carry forward the project that he began,” states UCCA Director and Chief Executive Philip Tinari.

艺术家严培明为尤伦斯夫妇创作的肖像绘画作品。

　　In addition to founding UCCA, Guy and Myriam Ullens were active philanthropists, with their non-profit efforts including, among others, the Fondation Guy & Myriam Ullens, the Ullens School in Nepal, and the Mimi Foundation in support of cancer patients, reflecting their shared belief in education, creativity, and cultural exchange as forces for good. For his philanthropic contributions, Ullens received numerous honors including the French Legion of Honour and the Belgian Order of Leopold II.

　　UCCA remembers Guy Ullens with the deepest respect and gratitude for his remarkable contributions, to UCCA, to the history of Chinese contemporary art, and to promoting global cultural exchange. His legacy endures—in the institutions he founded, the artists he championed, and in the communities he helped build—and will continue to shape and inspire UCCA’s work and mission.