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Cookie jars formerly in the collection of Andy Warhol. Image courtesy the Movado Group
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Damien Hirst Last Kingdom, 2012 White Cube, London © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2014. Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd.
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Elephant figurines from the collection of Peter Blake. Photo by Hugo Glendinning.
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Netsuke from the collection of Edmund de Waal Photo by Justin Piperger
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50 Glass Eyes, 1811-88 Collection of Hiroshi Sugimoto
Exhibition
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector
12 Sep 2015 – 24 Jan 2016
Event times
Tuesday - Thursday, 10am-6pm
Friday, 10am-9pm
Saturday - Sunday, 10am-5pm
Cost of entry
£12
£10.50 concessions
£6 Art Fund
Other concessions available, ask at Reception
Address
- University of East Anglia
- Norwich
- NR4 7TJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus numbers 25, 25a and x25 run from Norwich city centre to UEA ' ask for the Sainsbury Centre stop. Park & Ride service 604 runs Monday to Friday to the main UEA bus stop.
This exhibition, examines the personal obsessions of post war and contemporary artists and how their collections relate to their work
About
Celebrating the many and varied motivations for collecting, Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector presents the fascinating personal collections of post-war and contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Arman, Peter Blake, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst,Howard Hodgkin, Sol LeWitt, Martin Parr, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Pae White.
The exhibition presents a selection of objects from the collections of the artists alongside a key example of their work to provide insight into their inspirations, influences, motives and obsessions.
Their collections range from mass-produced memorabilia to rare art and artefacts and from natural history specimens to curios and objects reflecting popular culture. These extraordinary collections help reveal the creative processes of some of the most important artists of the last 50 years.
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector is curated and organised by Barbican Centre, London.
