Man in the Middle: Sammlung Deutsche Bank

by Dr. Ariane Grigoteit, Friedhelm Hütte, Airane Grigoteit (Editor)

Deutsche Bank's involvement in art dates back to the 1970s, when works of contemporary German and American art were first hung in its bank building in New York. What at the time seemed like a minor revolution in corporate culture has since become an established practice and the Deutsche Bank collection has grown to nearly 50,000 works hung in corridors, lobbies, and offices. From Richard Prince's re-presentations of autographed celebrity cards to Egon Schiele's erotic, androgynous models to Kirchner's colorful existentialist scenes, the artists collected here explore the human image as well as our self-identification. Their multifaceted positions reveal an era deeply characterized by both collective visions and the struggle for individual self-determination. Edited by Dr. Ariane Grigoteit and Friedhelm Hütte. ~Essays by James M. Bradburne, Jan Gerchow, Veit Loers and Günther Nonnenmacher. Paperback, 8.25 x 11 in./294 pgs / 237 color.

294 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2004