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Item Number: 133147
Title: Magnificent Obsessions : The Artist as Collector
Author: Yee, Lydia
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9783791381527
Description: Munich-New York: Prestel, 2015. 21 x 26cm., hardcover, 272pp., 200 color illus. Exhibition helda t Barbican Art Gallery, London. Summary: Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector is the first major exhibition in the UK to present the fascinating personal collections of post-war and contemporary artists. Ranging from mass-produced memorabilia and popular collectibles to one-of-a-kind curiosities, rarefied artefacts, and specimens, these collections provide insight into the inspirations, influences, motives and obsessions of artists. While some artists are connoisseurs, others accumulate hoards of objects, never letting them go. While many live with and make direct use of their collections, others keep them under wraps or in storage. Collecting objects for research and study is key to the practice of many artists in the exhibition. Presented alongside examples of their work, their collections, in turn, help to elucidate their art.
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