{"product_id":"sammlung-collection","title":"SAMMLUNG \/ COLLECTION 1978–2008","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe origins of the collection of the migros museum für gegenwartskunst date from the late 1950s, it initiated by the migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler; and, in the late 1970s, began concentrating 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 \u0026amp; Language, Maurizio Cattelan, Christopher Wool, Katharina Sieverding, Rachel Harrison, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Christoph Büchel, Paul Thek, and Douglas Gordon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-us\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"\u003eThe large-scale illustrations are accompanied with texts by writers such as Tom Holert, Tirdad Zolghadr, and Jan Verwoert, reflecting different museums and collection strategies, and referring in particular to the history of the museum which was founded in 1996. Further texts by Philip Ursprung, Heike Munder, and others, outline the main thematic focuses of the collection as political art, participation strategies of the 1990s, glamour and Pop, and the psychological meaning of space and architecture in contemporary art. Short texts by Raphael Gygax, Judith Welter, and Bettina Steinbrügge highlight a selection of specific works and artists in the collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHeike Munder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLionel Bovier\u003cbr\u003eDan Fox\u003cbr\u003eRaphael Gygax\u003cbr\u003eTom Holert\u003cbr\u003eHeike Munder\u003cbr\u003eBettina Steinbrügge\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Ursprung\u003cbr\u003eJan Verwoert\u003cbr\u003eAstrid Wege\u003cbr\u003eJudith Welter\u003cbr\u003eTirdad Zolghadr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish \/ German\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-3-905829-42-6\u003cbr\u003eMay 2008\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 240 x 325 mm\u003cbr\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003eImages 142 color \/ 411 b\/w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished with JRP Ringier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17161290416179,"sku":"","price":83.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0071\/3434\/7315\/files\/covermigroscorrectionsGzD.jpg?v=1782991527","url":"https:\/\/shop.migrosmuseum.ch\/en\/products\/sammlung-collection","provider":"Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}