Surrounded by Art : The Julius Baer Art Collection

Barbara Staubli

ISBN 10: 3858818747 / ISBN 13: 9783858818744

Published by Scheidegger & Spiess Jan 2021, 2021

About this Item

Neuware - Julius Baer, established in Zurich in 1890, is a leading Swiss wealth management group. For nearly as long, the founding family has been engaged in supporting the visual and performing arts. In 1981, on the initiative of its then chief executive Hans J. Bär (1927-2011), the company lay the foundations to its own collection of contemporary art, guided by the belief that art in a business environment enhances a culture of communication and is inspirational to employees and clients alike. Today, the Julius Baer Art Collection comprises more than 5,000 works across a range of media- painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and video-by Swiss artists, both internationally renowned and emerging talents. This book offers a survey of the collection that is on rotating display at the bank's offices around the world and highlights its origins and evolution over the past four decades. Artistic positions of thirty-five contemporary Swiss artists, such as John M Armleder, Silvia Bächli, Miriam Cahn, Lutz & Guggisberg, Markus Raetz, Shirana Shahbazi, and Roman Signer, are introduced through brief texts and illustrations of some 350 works from the collection. Named one of the Most Beautiful German Books 2021.; Die Kunstsammlung der Bank Julius Bär umfasst eine grosse Auswahl zeitgenössischer Schweizer Kunst. Mehr als 5000 Kunstwerke in verschiedensten Medien - darunter Gemälde, Skulpturen, Fotografien, Videos und Zeichnungen - prägen heute die Sitzungsräume, Personalrestaurants, Büros, Foyers und Gänge der Bank an all ihren Standorten weltweit. Seit ihrer Gründung 1981 durch Hans J. Bär (1927-2011) ist die Sammlung Ausdruck der tiefen Überzeugung, dass Kunst am Arbeitsplatz die Gesprächskultur fördert. Diese englischsprachige Ausgabe präsentiert eine umfassende Übersicht über die Werke aus der Sammlung und bietet Einblicke in deren Entstehung und Entwicklung über die letzten vier Jahrzehnte. 35 künstlerische Positionen, u. a. von John M Armleder, Silvia Bächli, Miriam Cahn, Lutz & Guggisberg, Markus Raetz, Shirana Shahbazi und Roman Signer, werden in ausführlichen Werkgruppen illustriert und von einem Kurztext begleitet. Ausgezeichnet als eines der Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2021.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surrounded by Art : The Julius Baer Art Collection
• Publisher: Scheidegger & Spiess Jan 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3858818747
• ISBN 13: 9783858818744
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 293W x 223H x 42D millimeters 293 millimeters width by 223 millimeters height by 42 millimeters depth
• Weight: 2226 grams

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Synopsis

Julius Baer, established in Zurich in 1890, is a leading Swiss wealth management group. For nearly as long, the founding family has been engaged in supporting visual and performing arts. In 1981, on the initiative of its then chief executive Hans J. Bär (1927–2011), the company began to build its own collection of contemporary art, guided by the belief that art in a busines environment enhances the culture of discussion and is inspirational to employees and clients alike. Today, the Julius Baer Art Collection comprises more than 5,000 works in a range of media—painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and video—by Swiss artists, both internationally renowned ones and emerging talents.
 
This book offers a survey of the collection that is on rotating display at the bank’s offices around the world and highlights its origins and evolution over the past four decades. artistic positions of thirty-five contemporary Swiss artists, such as John M. Armleder, Silvia Bächli, Miriam Cahn, Lutz & Guggisberg, Markus Raetz, Shirana Shahbazi, and Roman Signer, are introduced through brief texts and illustrations of some 350 works from the collection.
 

About the Authors

Barbara Staubli is curator of the Julius Baer Art Collection in Zurich.

Barbara Hatebur is as a research assistant at the Julius Baer Art Collection in Zurich.

Hans Rudolf Reust is an art critic and head of studies at the Department of Fine Arts, Bern University of the Arts.