English edition of the book Contemplations of a Collector: Irini Pari in Conversation with D. Daskalopoulos, a dialogue about art and life between two partners and art lovers: collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos and Irini Pari.
Starting from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection – about a hundred works of contemporary art by international artists from the past 40 years – the collector and his partner discuss the freedoms and limitations of collecting art, share the lure of artistic creativity, and take us on a contemplative journey through the existential mystery of life, as it is depicted in the artworks of the collection.
The book refers to about 100 artworks of the D.Daskalopoulos Collection by artists such as Marina Abramović, Kutluğ Ataman, Phyllida Barlow, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Vlassis Caniaris, Marcel Duchamp, Mona Hatoum, Damien Hirst, Jannis Kounellis, Nikos Kessanlis, Adrián Villar Rojas, and Bill Viola, among others are featured in the book.
Contemplations of a Collector: Irini Pari in Conversation with D. Daskalopoulos
Author: Irini Pari
ISBN: 978-2-85117-331-7
Number of pages: 300
Language: English
Type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 29 x 21 cm
Publication year: 2024
Publications: Éditions Cahiers d’ Art, Paris