So this weekend I suggest surrounding yourself with the weird and wonderful collections hoarded over the years by some of our most beloved artists.
The Barbican, is currently playing host to the diverse personal collections of some of our most admired artists including; Peter Blake, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol. From cookie jars
to animal figurines you'll be surprised by some of the bizarre and
unusual collections, but you'll also learn how these personal obsessions helped to inspire their artistic creativity.
You may well be inspired to start your own unique hoard or you may reminisce about obsessive collections from your youth. My obsession with precious stones and gems as a child has now evolved into an addiction to buying vintage postcards.
You may well be inspired to start your own unique hoard or you may reminisce about obsessive collections from your youth. My obsession with precious stones and gems as a child has now evolved into an addiction to buying vintage postcards.
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as the Collector
Extras: Join Zoe Mendelson on the 19th March, for a private tour of the exhibition and learn more about the psychology of hoarding. Visit the Barbican website for more information.
Cost: £12
Opening Dates: now till 25th May
Website: www.barbican.org.uk
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