Exploring
Subtitle: a Swiss view on Finnish  ITE art : retkiä Itä-Suomessa
By: Korine and Max E. Ammann ; translations, Lauri Oino
Contributors: Ammann, Max E., 1938- author; Ammann, Korine; Ammann, Korine; Ammann, Max E., 1938-; Ammann, Max E., 1938-; Serlachius-museot (Mänttä, Finland)
Series: Serlachius-museoiden julkaisuja -- 31; Serlachius-museoiden julkaisuja -- 31.
Publisher: Maahenki Oy
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Helsinki]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9789523010802
Subjects: Outsider art; Folk art; Private collections; Catalogs; Art collections; Collectors and collecting
Other titles: Swiss view on Finnish  ITE art; Exploring ITE art
Description: Swiss Max E. Ammann and his wife Korine have collected Outsider art since 1990s. Their collection comprises over 6000 artworks of over 600 artists and is probably the widest and most comprehensive collection of its kind.0Due to his career in international equestrian sports Max E. Amman has visited Finland several times and become acquainted with Finnish ITE artists. Essential part of the collecting hobby of the Ammanns are their visits to ITE artists and getting to know them personally. 'Exploring? Swiss View on Finnish ITE Art' is an account of the trips the Ammann couple have made to visit the ITE artists in Finland. The book presents 25 Finnish ITE artist whose works have been included in Ammann collection.0The book tells also about the early stage of their collecting hobby and a friendship that was established through equestrian sports, and lead into an exhibiton The Art of Others held at the Serlachius Museums in 2015.
Notes: "Serlachius Museot."--page 2.

Parallel texts in English and Finnish.