The allure of contemporary art through the lens of a major collection
In a contemplative walk through a 30-year endeavor, Dimitris Daskalopoulos and his partner Irini Pari converse on the main motivations and preoccupations of collecting contemporary art. Through their dialogue, this book reveals the driving forces that led to the assembly of this extraordinary array of contemporary art, as well as the challenges of ownership and management. Musing on love, life and art, Pari and Daskalopoulos explore the world's existential mysteries, illustrated with hundreds of works from their collection.
Artists include: Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, Paul Chan, Bruce Conner, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Mona Hatoum, Isaac Julien, Jannis Kounellis, Stathis Logothetis, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Marisa Merz, Annette Messager, Wangechi Mutu, Ernesto Neto, Cornelia Parker, Pipilotti Rist, Dieter Roth, Doris Salcedo, Kiki Smith, Paul Thek.
Dimitris Daskalopoulos (born 1957) is an entrepreneur and a collector of contemporary art. He is Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; an active member of the Tate International Council and the Leadership Council of the New Museum; and a founding partner of the Whitechapel's Future Fund.
Irini Pari works for the European Economic and Social Committee and is a permanent delegate of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. An advocate of entrepreneurship and diplomatic relations, she dedicated a 30-year career in Brussels to promoting those objectives across the European Union. She loves art, reading and traveling.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The allure of contemporary art through the lens of a major collection. In a contemplative walk through a 30 year collecting endeavor in the art of our time, collector D.Daskalopoulos and his partner Irini Pari, converse in this book on the main compulsions and reoccupations of collecting and share their fascination of the artist works collected. This book is a dialogue between two art lovers, a couple, sharing their passion and ideas about the existential mystery of life as depicted in the collection's artworks. This book is about Love, Life, Art! Important artists in the Collection include: Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, Paul Chan, Bruce Conner, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Mona Hatoum, Isaac Julien, Jannis Kounellis, Stathis Logothetis, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Marisa Merz, Annette Messager, Wangechi Mutu, Ernesto Neto, Cornelia Parker, Pipilotti Rist, Dieter Roth, Doris Salcedo, Kiki Smith, and Paul Thek. Through conversations between Irini Pari and Dimitris Daskalopoulos, we discover the driving force, the challenges, and the subjects that moved the collector to assemble this extraordinary collection. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9782851173317
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The allure of contemporary art through the lens of a major collection. In a contemplative walk through a 30 year collecting endeavor in the art of our time, collector D.Daskalopoulos and his partner Irini Pari, converse in this book on the main compulsions and reoccupations of collecting and share their fascination of the artist works collected. This book is a dialogue between two art lovers, a couple, sharing their passion and ideas about the existential mystery of life as depicted in the collection's artworks. This book is about Love, Life, Art! Important artists in the Collection include: Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, Paul Chan, Bruce Conner, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Mona Hatoum, Isaac Julien, Jannis Kounellis, Stathis Logothetis, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Marisa Merz, Annette Messager, Wangechi Mutu, Ernesto Neto, Cornelia Parker, Pipilotti Rist, Dieter Roth, Doris Salcedo, Kiki Smith, and Paul Thek. Through conversations between Irini Pari and Dimitris Daskalopoulos, we discover the driving force, the challenges, and the subjects that moved the collector to assemble this extraordinary collection. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9782851173317
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