A Collector鈥檚 Odyssey: Books & Prints from the William P. Kosmas Collection
Jul 25, 2020 - Jun 27, 2021
Born and raised in Minneapolis, William Peter Kosmas (1940鈥�2017) was a London-based attorney who devoted his practice to representing and advising contemporary artists, writers, and performers. Kosmas鈥檚 professional specialties dovetailed with his lifelong passion for collecting artists鈥� books and works on paper, resulting in an extensive personal collection of modern and contemporary art that was recently donated to Mia by the Kosmas estate. This exhibition will feature a selection of more than 60 artists鈥� books and original prints by prominent European, Japanese, and American artists and writers, reflecting Kosmas鈥檚 wide-ranging interests in art, poetry, and classical literature. The display includes important works by Joan Mir贸, Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz, Richard Hamilton, Shinro Ohtake, Federico Garc铆a Lorca, Samuel Beckett, Josef Albers, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, Betye Saar, and the German book artist Veronika Sch盲pers, among many others.
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Born and raised in Minneapolis, William Peter Kosmas (1940鈥�2017) was a London-based attorney who devoted his practice to representing and advising contemporary artists, writers, and performers. Kosmas鈥檚 professional specialties dovetailed with his lifelong passion for collecting artists鈥� books and works on paper, resulting in an extensive personal collection of modern and contemporary art that was recently donated to Mia by the Kosmas estate. This exhibition will feature a selection of more than 60 artists鈥� books and original prints by prominent European, Japanese, and American artists and writers, reflecting Kosmas鈥檚 wide-ranging interests in art, poetry, and classical literature. The display includes important works by Joan Mir贸, Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz, Richard Hamilton, Shinro Ohtake, Federico Garc铆a Lorca, Samuel Beckett, Josef Albers, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, Betye Saar, and the German book artist Veronika Sch盲pers, among many others.
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