Publication

2017 - Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

107,250 words, Guess

Page Count

429 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC700.411
  • LCCN6758 .K66 2017

Alternate Titles

  • Art collection of Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation

Description

'Kontakt' is the first publication to provide an overview of the eponymous art collection that was founded in 2004 by Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation. This collection, which now consists of over 600 individual works with an emphasis on Eastern, Southeastern, and Central Europe, is portrayed via an array of diverse, mutually complementary approaches. A general introduction discusses the criteria and contextual guideposts of Kontakt's collecting policy. In the monographic section that follows, renowned art researchers and theoreticians deal with a selection of 38 individual works from the collection. The book concludes with a group discussion of the changing art world's various geopolitical dimensions and outlooks. Additionally, a rich body of illustrations features a cross-section of the collection's holdings that is both representative and of great visual appeal.

Subjects

Topics

Art museumsEuropean ArtErste StiftungArt collectionsErste Group Bank

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