Magnificent obsessions : the artist as collector
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Magnificent obsessions : the artist as collector
Barbican Art Gallery , Prestel, 2015
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"First published 2015 by Prestel Publishing Limited in association with Barbican Art Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition: 'Magnificent Obsessions : the artist as collector', 12 February - 25 May 2015"--Colophon
"A version of this exhibition will travel to Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 12 September 2015 - 25 January 2016"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254)
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Throughout history artists have collected objects for professional and private reasons. Picasso, for example, collected African and Oceanic art; Walker Evans amassed a huge collection of postcards depicting ordinary Americans; and Matisse was an avid collector of exotic textiles and furniture. This book takes a look at the private collecting habits of modern and contemporary artists including Arman, Peter Blake, Hanne Darboven, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Dr Lakra, Sol LeWitt, Martin Parr, Jim Shaw, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White, Martin Wong and Danh Vo. Their holdings range from mass-produced memorabilia and popular collectibles, such as cookie jars and children's toys owned by Warhol, to unique curiosities and specimens, like Blake's collection of Walter Potter taxidermy and other curios and rarefied artifacts, such as Japanese antiquities owned by Sugimoto. Presented alongside key examples of their work, these objects provide insight into the inspirations, influences, motives and obsessions of their owners. A lead essay examines the reasons why artists collect, attempting to understand the relationship between the objects artists amass and the works they make and contributions by or on each of the artists reflect on the personal significance of collecting habits.
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