Theo Danjuma has been named among The World's Top 100 Art Collectors for 2016 by The artnet News Index.

Clockwise from top left: Theo Danjuma, Nita Ambani, Leonardo di Caprio, Maja Hoffman, Alan Lau, Elisabeth Karpidas

The son of mega-wealthy Nigerian general, Theo Danjuma got hooked on collecting art after purchasing a Julie Mehretu work on paper 2008. That single act led to other notable purchases by the London-based collector: among them works by Jordan Wolfson, Cory Arcangel, Jason Rhoades, Chris Ofili, Danh Vō, Pieter Hugo, Matias Faldbakken, and Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai. According to the website of the eponymously named Danjuma Collection, the trove strives after "a firm focus on established conceptual artists" of the collector's own generation, but "also supports emerging artists from 'upcoming' geographies, particularly Africa," reflecting Danjuma's family ties to the Africa.