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Helge Achenbach : the art agitator : on collecting and hunting / edited by Christiane Hoffmans ; [translations, Amy Klement, Michael Wolfson].

Title
Helge Achenbach : the art agitator : on collecting and hunting / edited by Christiane Hoffmans ; [translations, Amy Klement, Michael Wolfson].
Author
Achenbach, Helge
Publication
Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2013]

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  • Hoffmans, Christiane.
  • Klement, Amy.
  • Wolfson, Michael
  • Hoffmans, Christiane
  • Klement, Amy
Description
239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 27 cm
Summary
Helge Achenbach (*1952) is one of the world's most prominent art consultants. He could even be described as the inventor of this métier. This book recounts Achenbach's experiences with famous artists over the forty years of his exciting professional life-between Siegen and Shanghai; Berlin, Tokyo, and Teheran; and between Düsseldorf and New York. The trained social worker talks about his encounters with Gerhard Richter, Jörg Immendorff, Andy Warhol, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Koons, and Keith Haring. He recalls exceptional large-scale projects and describes his not-always-pleasant dealings with companies, colleagues, collectors, and banks. 'Der Kunstanstifter' is more than an account of the life of an ambitious professional. In this book, Helge Achenbach opens the door to reveal the inner workings of the art market.
Alternative Title
Art agitator : on collecting and hunting
Subject
  • Achenbach, Helge
  • Art consultants > Germany > Biography
  • Artists > Anecdotes
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • Biographies
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
My life -- Impressions -- Encounters -- Günther Uecker -- Jörg Immendorff -- Gerhard Richter -- Bernd and Hilla Becher -- Andreas Gursky -- Thomas Struth -- Henry Moore -- Andy Warhol -- Keith Haring -- Jeff Koons -- Nam June Paik -- Conversations -- Tony Cragg -- Stefan Koldehoff -- Glenn D. Lowry -- Hans Mayer -- Martin Roth -- Outlook -- Chronology.
ISBN
  • 9783775736770 (pbk.)
  • 3775736778 (pbk.)
  • 9783775736763 (German)
  • 377573676X (German)
OCLC
857110411
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library