Daros Collection

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Brice Marden in the Daros Exhibition

The Daros Collection is a private collection of modern art. At its core are extensive groups of works by Andy Warhol, Brice Marden, Cy Twombly, Willem de Kooning and Gerhard Richter. The Daros Collection is owned by the Stephan Schmidheiny family .

collection

In the Daros Collection, important art movements and artistic positions are documented using groups of works. The collection includes around 250 individual works. The focus of the collection is on North American and European art from the second half of the 20th century. In addition to major exponents of American Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimal Art and the New York art scene of the 1980s, other important precursors and pioneers of current contemporary art are also represented.

Artists currently represented in the collection

Jean-Michel Basquiat , Louise Bourgeois , Mark Bradford, Robert Gober , Philipp Guston , Ellsworth Kelly , Willem de Kooning , Brice Marden , Agnes Martin , Bruce Nauman , Barnett Newman , Sigmar Polke , Jackson Pollock , Gerhard Richter , Mark Rothko , Robert Ryman , Thomas Schütte , Richard Serra , Cy Twombly , Andy Warhol , Christopher Wool    

History of the collection 

The Daros Collection was created in 1997. Stephan Schmidheiny took over a wide-ranging collection of over 1,000 individual works from his brother Alexander Schmidheiny, who died very young , which he had built up together with his childhood friend Thomas Ammann . In addition to outstanding individual works by Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman, unique works by Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly formed the core of the bundle. Stephan Schmidheiny decided to sharpen the profile of the collection, to expand it and from now on to have it looked after by a professional structure - the Daros. 

When he started collecting, Daros concentrated on American art from the second half of the 20th century. In addition to the sale of numerous works - u. a. by Francesco Clemente , David Reed , Philip Taaffe and Ross Bleckner - at the turn of the millennium the decision was made to add new artistic positions to the collection. The focus was on their importance for the development of contemporary art. Works by artists such as Gerhard Richter , Agnes Martin , Bruce Nauman and Louise Bourgeois were acquired.

In the past decade, Daros has consistently geared the collection towards meaningful groups of works by the artists who are decisive for it. In addition to the purchase of other important works by representatives of abstract expressionism such as Mark Rothko or Willem de Kooning , the existing position in works by Gerhard Richter was expanded into a significant group. In addition, Daros expanded the spectrum of the collection to include larger groups of works by artists such as Christopher Wool and Thomas Schütte . In addition, the first purchases of works by respected artists such as Philip Guston and Mark Bradford were made.

Daros has also been involved in major museums in recent years. The Stephan Schmidheiny / Daros family supported the new building of the Tate Modern in London in 2000, its extension in 2016 and the extension of the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen.

Connection to the Daros Latinamerica Collection

In the 1990s, Stephan Schmidheiny established an industrial group in Latin America. That is why contemporary Latin American art came into the focus of Daros' activities at the end of the 1990s. So that the collections could develop independently, the Daros Latinamerica Collection was founded in 2000, which is independent of the Daros Collection . Today it is one of the most comprehensive private collections of contemporary Latin American art. It is owned by Ruth Schmidheiny, Stephan Schmidheiny's first wife. 

Exhibitions

Cooperation with Fondation Beyeler

The Daros Collection has been working closely with the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen in Basel since 2010 . Individual groups of works from the Daros Collection will be integrated into the Fondation Beyeler collection hangings. Daros is also involved in the planned extension of the Fondation Beyeler. A generous donation paved the way for the implementation of the project.

  • 2017: Andy Warhol
  • 2016: Christopher Wool
  • 2015: Robert Ryman
  • 2014: Cy Twombly
  • 2013: Mark Rothko
  • 2013: Willem de Kooning
  • 2011: Barnett Newman / Jackson Pollock
  • 2010/2011: Gerhard Richter

Loans (selection)

  • 2015: Museum of Contemporary Art Basel: Cy Twombly
  • 2014/2015: Chemnitz Art Collections: Andy Warhol "Death and Disaster"
  • 2011/2012: Tate Modern, London: Gerhard Richter: «Panorama»
  • 2010: Kunstmuseum Basel: Andy Warhol - The Early Sixties
  • 2002: The Museum of Modern Art New York: Gerhard Richter: 40 Years of Painting
  • 2000: Moderna Museet, Stockholm: In the Power of Painting: Warhol, Polke, Richter, Twombly   

Daros Exhibitions (2001–2008; selection)

Between 2001 and 2008 Daros pursued his own exhibition activities. In the rooms of Daros Exhibitions in Zurich's Löwenbräu area, selected works from the collection were presented in various changing exhibitions. The premises were also used by the Daros Latinamerica Collection. 

  • 2004: Brice Marden: Drawings and Paintings 
  • 2002: Cy Twombly: Audible Silence
  • 2000: In the Power of Painting: Warhol, Polke, Richter, Twombly

bibliography

  • Walter Soppelsa (ed.): Daros at Beyeler. Works from the Daros Collection at the Fondation Beyeler 2010 - 2017. Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-033-06309-9
  • Walter Soppelsa (ed.): Selection from the Daros Collection . Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-033-03444-0
  • Daros Services AG and Daros Latinamerica AG (ed.): Face to Face: The Daros Collections . Hatje Cantz, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-7757-2112-7
  • Daros Services AG (ed.): Louise Bourgeois: Emotions Abstracted. Hatje Cantz, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-7757-1461-8
  • Peter Fischer (ed.): Louise Bourgeois: The Insomnia Drawings . Scalo, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-908247-39X
  • Daros Services AG (ed.) Brice Marden: Drawings and Paintings 1964-2002. Scalo, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-908247-70-5
  • Daros Services AG (ed.) Audible Silence: Cy Twombly at Daros . Scalo, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-908247-65-9
  • Daros Services AG (ed.) Nauman Kruger Jaar . Scalo, Zurich 2001. ISBN 3-908247-60-8
  • Alesco (ed.): Warhol Polke Richter: In the Power of Painting 1 . Scalo, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-908247-52-7
  • Peter Fischer (ed.): In the power of painting. Scalo, Zurich 2000, ISBN 978-3-908247-27-2
  • Peter Fischer (ed.): Abstraction, gesture, ecriture: paintings from the Daros Collection. Scalo, Zurich 1999, ISBN 978-3-908247-99-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brett Gorvy: Brett Gorvy on the Daros Collection. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Stephan Schmidheiny's website. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  3. ^ Website of the Daros Collection. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  4. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Artist and collector friendships. June 17, 2003, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  5. ^ Peter Fischer (ed.): Abstraction, gesture, ecriture: paintings from the Daros Collection . Scalo, Zurich 1999, ISBN 978-3-908247-99-9 .
  6. ^ New York Times: Warhol's Chairman Mao will go to auction. July 7, 2006, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Walter Soppelsa (Ed.): Daros at Beyeler. Works from the Daros Collection at the Fondation Beyeler 2010 - 2017 . Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-03306309-9 .
  8. ^ Tate Modern: The new Tate Modern opens. June 13, 2016, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  9. ^ Fondation Beyeler: Fondation Beyeler extension project. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  10. ^ Grupo Nueva: History of Grupo Nueva. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  11. ^ Website Daros Latinamerica Collection. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Daros at the Fondation Beyeler. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Financial Times: Fondation Beyeler: 20 years as an art world favorite. June 9, 2017, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Brett Gorvy: Red explosion. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Brett Gorvy: Best kept secret. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  16. ^ My Art Guide: Works by Robert Ryman from the Daros Collection. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  17. ^ Gerhard Richter: The Daros Collection in the Fondation Beyeler. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  18. ↑ art-in.de: Cy Twombly - Museum of Contemporary Art, Basel. September 12, 2015, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Chemnitz Art Collections: Death and Disaster. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  20. ^ The Economist: The bold standard. October 8, 2011, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  21. ^ Kunstmuseum Basel: Andy Warhol - The Early Sixties. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  22. ^ Museum of Modern Art: MoMa Calendar of Exhibitions. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  23. ^ Moderna Museet: Exhibition In the Power of Painting. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
  24. ↑ Aargauer Zeitung: Daros Exhibitions - Schmidheiny family shows collection . May 4, 2001.
  25. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: The lightness of heaviness. August 17, 2003, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  26. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Poet des Linkischen. May 2, 2002, accessed October 16, 2017 .
  27. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: The favor of patrons. June 17, 2003, accessed October 16, 2017 .