Art collectors and collections make up an important part of the contemporary arts and crafts infrastructure. Not only do museums and art collectors improve an artist's financial situation by buying their work; just as important is the symbolic meaning of the collection. In On Collecting the authors look at collecting from public, private and personal perspectives to shed light on some of the structures that are responsible for how artworks become 'collectable' and thus available to the public in museums and public spaces.
Author Biography
Norwegian Crafts initiate, facillitate and produce exhibitions in collaboration with institutions and artists both in Norway and abroad. They are responsibile for Collect (London), Collective (New York), and Revelations (Paris). Their published work and seminars on craft theory - including Crafting Exhibitions and the Documents on Contemporary Crafts series that this book is part of - are renowned across the global craft network.
