Der überarbeitete und erweiterte BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors präsentiert 304 öffentlich zugängliche Privatsammlungen zeitgenössischer Kunst – große wie kleine, bekannte wie noch unentdeckte. Die prägnanten Sammlungsporträts mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen entführen die Lesenden in 51 Länder und häufig in Regionen oder Stadtviertel abseits des Gewohnten. Dieser praktische Guide ist die gemeinschaftliche Publikation, die aus der seit einigen Jahren bestehenden Partnerschaft zwischen BMW und Independent Collectors, der internationalen Online-Plattform für Sammler zeitgenössischer Kunst, hervorgegangen ist. Sammler*innen, Galerist*innen, Künstler*innen und Journalist*innen halfen bei der umfassenden Recherche und Überarbeitung des einmaligen Standardwerks. Weder im Internet noch in Buchform existiert bislang eine vergleichbare Zusammenstellung von internationalen Privatkollektionen, darunter einige, die ihre Türen für Kunstinteressierte und Kenner erstmalig öffnen.
Visitors were forewarned, a hand-written sign announcing: "The museum testifies to the thousand year history, work and labour of our ancestors. The exhibition extends for over 5000 m2." From the outset, it was a utopian undertaking. Not without reason does the lama monastery Shangri-La from James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon serve as namesake to this museum. Pietro Benzi (1931 - 2014) maintained the project from 1965 onwards. He collected what they no longer wanted, what had become antiquated or gone out of fashion: 2.7 million everyday objects, many of which were household effects, religious kitsch, knick-knacks, shoes and plastic toys. This photographic essay takes the viewer on a journey inside his unsystematic collection.
The revised and extended BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents nearly 300 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public—featuring large and small, famous and the relatively unknown. Succinct portraits of the collections with countless color illustrations take the reader to more than 40 countries, often to regions or urban districts that are off the beaten path. This practical guide is a collaborative publication stemming from the partnership between BMW and Independent Collectors, the international online platform for collectors of contemporary art. To date, neither the Internet nor any book has ever contained a comparable assembly of international private collections, including several that have opened their doors to art lovers and connoisseurs for the first time.
The revised and extended BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors presents 304 private collections of contemporary art accessible to the public—featuring large and small, famous and the relatively unknown. Succinct portraits of the collections with countless color illustrations take the reader to 51 countries, often to regions or urban districts that are off-the-beaten-path. This practical guide is a collaborative publication stemming from the partnership between BMW and Independent Collectors, the international online platform for collectors of contemporary art. To date, neither the Internet nor any book has ever contained a comparable assembly of international private collections, including several that have opened their doors to art lovers and connoisseurs for the first time.
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