Edited by Barbara Staubli, Barbara Hatebur, Julius Baer Art Collection, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
Texts by: Raymond J. Bär, Alexandra Blättler, Giovanni Carmine, Samuel Gross, Barbara Hatebur, Daniel Morgenthaler, Hans Rudolf Reust, Dr Kristin Schmidt, Barbara Staubli, Nadine Wietlisbach, Isabel Zürcher
© 2020, Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess AG, Zurich and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
The publication appeared on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the bank Julius Baer and provides insight into the extensive collection of contemporary Swiss art that forms an inspirational part of everyday working life at the bank. The publication highlights the origins of the collection as well as its core activities over the past 40 years. It includes a dynamic mix of artworks by established Swiss artists and emerging talents, provides insight into the history of the Julius Baer Art Collection, and reflects the passion for collection from the past to the present day. Furthermore, artistic positions of 35 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 illustrated with works from the collection.
Languages: English and German