If the collection revolved initially around modern photography, with major ensembles by Brassaï, Arbus, Levitt, and Weegee, as well as classic pieces by Atget, and Walker Evans, it soon developed into contemporary art and photography, with works by William Eggleston,
Andy Warhol, Larry Clark, Basquiat, and
Nan Goldin, as well as Seydou Keïta, Richard Billingham, and
Martin Parr. It also includes works by
Cameron Jamie, Absalon, Mona Hatoum, Chéri Samba,
Jim Shaw, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, and Malick Sidibé, among others.