Language: German
Published by JRP | Ringier, Zürich, 2008
ISBN 10: 3905829428 ISBN 13: 9783905829426
Seller: Antiquariat UEBUE, Zürich, Switzerland
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 416 pages (142 color & 411 b/w ill.) - The origins of the collection of the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst (www.migrosmuseum.ch) date from the late 1950s, initiated by the Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler, and, in the late 1970s, began focusing on collecting international contemporary art. This publication offers a wide overview focusing on the core pieces of the collection, which consists of around 400 artworks by international and Swiss contemporary artists such as Art & Language, Maurizio Cattelan, Christopher Wool, Katharina Sieverding, Rachel Harrison, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Christoph Büchel, Paul Thek, and Douglas Gordon.