Title: Magnificent Obsessions
Description: Throughout history artists have collected objects for professional and private reasons. Picasso, for example, collected African and Oceanic art; Walker Evans amassed a huge collection of postcards depicting ordinary Americans; and Matisse was an avid collector of exotic textiles and furniture. This book takes a look at the private collecting habits of modern and contemporary artists including Arman, Peter Blake, Hanne Darboven, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Martin Parr, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White, Martin Wong and Danh Vo.
Subjects: Art, private collections, Collectors and collecting, Artists, biography, Art, exhibitions, Artists as art collectors, Exhibitions, Art, Private collections, Artists, Interviews, Artists as art collectors--exhibitions, Art--private collections, Art--private collections--exhibitions, Art--collectors and collecting, Art--collectors and collecting--exhibitions, Artists--interviews, N5210 .m34 2015, 709.22