Magnificent obsessions : the artist as collector

Dexter, Lincoln, (editor.). Barbican Art Gallery, (issuing body,, host institution.). Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, (host institution.).

Summary: 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, Martin Parr, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White, Martin Wong and Danh Vo.

Record details

ISBN: 9783791381527
ISBN: 3791381520
Physical Description: print
255 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Publisher: London : Barbican Art Gallery ; 2015.
Copyright: ©2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Published ... in association with Barbican Art Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition: 'Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector' 12 February - 25 May 2015. 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 254).
Formatted Contents Note:	The artist as collector / Lydia Yee -- Arman : interview with Arman / Alain Nicolas -- Peter Blake : interview with Peter Blake / Lydia Yee -- Hanne Darboven : Hanne Darboven's objects / Miriam Schoofs -- Edmund de Waal : extract from The hare with amber eyes / Edmund de Waal -- Damien Hirst : Wunderkammer / Damien Hirst -- Howard Hodgkin : on collecting Indian paintings / Howard Hodgkin -- Dr Lakra : interview with Dr Lakra / Lydia Yee -- Sol LeWitt : interview with Carol LeWitt / Lydia Yee -- Martin Parr : interview with Martin Parr / Lydia Yee -- Jim Shaw : interview with Jim Shaw / Lydia Yee -- Hiroshi Sugimoto : interview with Hiroshi Sugimoto / Lydia Yee -- Andy Warhol : possession obsession / Steven M. L. Aronson -- Pae White : whatappearstobeajapanesefanandaglobelight... / Pae White -- Martin Wong, Danh Vo : interview with Danh Vo / Lydia Yee.