A good art collection is always much more than the sum of its parts. This applies with especial force to collections of contemporary work. A collection of this kind, whether the collector intends it to be so or not, is always a portrait - a reflection in the mirror of a particular epoch, and, willy-nilly, a self-portrait of the person who takes the trouble to bring it together.
(Tags : Collecting Contemporary Art: Studies in World Art, Book 22 (Unabridged) Edward Lucie-Smith Audiobook, Edward Lucie-Smith Audio CD )
