EXCLUSIVE CURIOSITIES, COLLECTIBLES AND FASHION PIECES
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector is the first major exhibition in the UK to present
the fascinating personal collections of post-war and contemporary artists, including Andy
Warhol, Damien Hirst, Peter Blake, Pae White, Edmund de Waal and many others. Their
collections range from mass-produced memorabilia and popular collectibles to one-of-a-kind
curiosities, rare artefacts, and natural history specimens.
The Barbican shop complements the exhibition with a range of exclusive products both
inspired by the artists’ collections and designed to inspire new collectors. Illustrator Rose
Blake, daughter of featured artist Peter Blake, creates a specially commissioned print inspired
by her father’s collection. Other products range from exquisitely macabre chocolate skulls by
Conjurer’s Kitchen to enchanting one-off taxidermy sculptures by Katie Brooks and exclusive
ceramic wall hangings from Maison Monade. An exclusive silk scarf by Susie Green and Tatty
Devine jewellery in exclusive colours are also available.
A range of novelties, boxes, bell jars and tags by international designers are on offer for
those whose collections are already rapidly burgeoning, as are a selection of rare books
chronicling famous collectors’ hoards.
The shop is open daily from 11am to 6pm, with late openings until 9pm on Thursdays and
Fridays. A selection of items is also available online.
COLLECTIBLES
ROSE BLAKE
£50
EXCLUSIVE
Rose Blake’s simple, charming and
beautifully composed illustrations
have been commissioned by The
New York Times, Google and The
Sunday Times amongst many others.
She brings her bold and playful style
to a specially commissioned print,
inspired by her father Peter Blake’s
elephant collection, titled Riding into
the past, with my dad, on the back of
his toy elephant collection.
Each screen print is signed,
numbered and strictly limited to 100
editions.
Available exclusively from the
Magnificent Obsessions shop for the
duration of the exhibition.
KATIE BROOKS
£550 (final prices tbc)
EXCLUSIVE
Katie Brookes sculptures’ meld the
natural and manmade by
incorporating taxidermy alongside
drawing, sculpture and painting in
the pursuit to unite all disciplines.
The Barbican shop is the first retail
outlet to stock her taxidermy still-life
sculptures, which are available
exclusively from the Barbican for the
duration of the exhibition.
Katie Brooks is a member of the
Guild of Taxidermy and each unique
piece is created from ethically
sourced specimens.
MAISON MONADE
£250
EXCLUSIVE
Combining tribal art, sacred geometry and magic
worlds, Masion Monade fuses esoteric influences
with elegance and simplicity. Brooklyn based
ceramist Laurence Jaccottet’s beautiful ceramics
play with the contrast of raw clay and glazes and
can be hung in either way up, creating two different
faces.
This design was created especially for the Barbican
and is available in this exclusive colour from the
Barbican shop.
CONJURER’S KITCHEN
£14
EXCLUSIVE
Conjurors Kitchen craft delicate
confections along distinctly macabre
lines. Their edible white chocolate
parrot skulls are available exclusively
from the Magnificent Obsessions
shop for the duration of the
exhibition.
FASHION AND JEWELLERY
SUSIE GREEN
£85
EXCLUSIVE
Susie Green draws on the dreamlike,
decadent worlds of Jean Cocteau, Sonia
Delaunay and Elsa Schiaparelli, creating
scarves that celebrate a meeting of art and
fashion.
Each design is painted with gouache on
paper in her Newcastle studio, prior to being
digitally printed and finished in the UK onto
lightweight 100% Silk Crepe de Chine.
Greenfield has created an exclusive design
for the Magnificent Obsessions shop
.
TATTY DEVINE
£25 to £40
EXCLUSIVE
Tatty Devine Elephant
jewellery in exclusive
finishes.
£35
£30
Exclusive finish
£35
£30
Exclusive finish
Curated range of Tatty Devine jewellery, £25 to £40
CATALOGUE
£37.50
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8152-7
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector is accompanied by a fully-illustrated
publication, co-published by Barbican Art Gallery and Prestel. Designed by Fraser
Muggeridge studio, the book includes an introductory essay by the exhibition curator Lydia
Yee and texts and interviews about the collections along with more than 200 photographs of
individual objects, the collections in situ, and works by the artists.
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Press Information
For further information, images or to arrange interviews, please contact:
Sagar Shah, Communications Assistant / [email protected] / 0207 382 2389
All press releases, images, and videos are available for download from the newsroom:
www.barbican.org.uk/magnificentobsessionsnews
Public Information
Barbican Centre
London, 0845 120 7550
Art Gallery shop
Level 3
Opening hours:
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Thu–Fri: 11am–9pm
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Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector
Barbican Art Gallery
12 February – 25 May 2015
Media View, Wednesday 11 February 2015, 10am – 1pm
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector is the first major exhibition in the UK to present
the fascinating personal collections of post-war and contemporary artists, including Arman,
Peter Blake, Hanne Darboven, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Dr Lakra,
Sol LeWitt, Martin Parr, Jim Shaw, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White and Martin
Wong/Danh Vo. Their collections range from mass-produced memorabilia and popular
collectibles to one-of-a-kind curiosities, rare artefacts, and natural history specimens.
Barbican Art Gallery, London, 0845 120 7550, www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery
Opening hours: Saturday to Wednesday, 10am – 6pm
Thursday & Fridays, 10am – 9pm, Bank Holidays: 12noon – 6pm
Ticket prices: £5 – £12, Under 12s: Free
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