Fotomuseum Winterthur displays the “Jedermann Collection”
By Megan • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)Art Knowledge New reports:“Zurich, Switzerland - Last year, the Fotomuseum Winterthur acquired the high-calibre American “Jedermann Collection”, which comprises 177 works by 62 artists with a total of 340 photographs. The list of artists reads like a “Who’s Who” of contemporary art and photography. The main part of the collection is focused on the conceptual photography of the 1960s and 70s, with works by Vito Acconci, John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Gordon Matta-Clark, Sigmar Polke, Sol LeWitt and many others. A second part comprises the media-reflecting, post-modern photography of the 1980s with works by Barbara Bloom, Louise Lawler, Cindy Sherman and many others.
This exhibition, “Jedermann Collection – Set 5 from the Fotomuseum Winterthur Collection” documents important 20th century artistic positions, whose roots may also be found in the work of Eugène Atget but which have nevertheless had a strong influence on today’s generation.”
Megan is a creative producer at Wise Elephant.
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