Publisher's Synopsis
The Olbrich collection is one of the largest but least well-known art collections today. For the first time the Museum Folkwang presents a representative selection of works which the Essen-based collector Thomas Olbricht has gathered over the last 15 years. Its focus lies on contemporary art and features paintings, sculptures, photography as well as installations. Works by artists as diverse as Diane Arbus, Stephan Balkenhol, Joseph Beuys, Maurizio Cattelan, Peter Doig, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Elizabeth Peyton, Richard Prince, Daniel Richter, Ed Ruscha, Norbert Schwontkowski and Cindy Sherman will be exhibited, among others. The different artistic and chronological approaches to related subject matter offer fresh views, construct innovative constellations and pose new questions for contemporary art. This richly illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition and provides detailed insight into this fascinating collection.
