Publisher's Synopsis
Egldio Marzona is one of the world's leading collectors of contemporary art and a specialist in conceptual art, arte povera and land art. The artworks are kept in different locations throughout Germany, with the nucleus at Marzona's house museum at Verzegnis in the Friullan, where artists such as Bruce Naumann, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long and Lawrence Weiner have created works expressly for the villa's gardens. This portfolio gathers together many of the most important pieces from his collection.;Among the artists whose work is showcased here are: Barry Flanagan, Gilbert and George, Bruce McLean and Richard Serra. Extracts from Marzona's correspondence with such influential figures as Carl Andre and Richard Long add a fresh level of significance to the images of their work and provide an insight into the relationship between patron and artist.
