PUBLIC COLLECTORS

Established in 2007 by Marc Fischer and featured in the 2014 WhitneyBiennial, Public Collectors encourages collectors of material culture, the kind that most museums won’t exhibit - to open their collections to the public. Extending the popular website of the same name, this book presents a wide array of collections, some featured on the website, most newly assembled for publication interspersed with commentary and interviews exploring the problems and politics of collecting materials that may lack conventional monetary or cultural value. Marc Fischer is a member of Chicago-based Temporary Services, a group that has produced over75 publications and organised and participated in dozens of exhibitions, projects, and events. He is also a co-founder of Mess Hall, an experimental cultural centre in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighbourhood.

Published by Inventory Press NYC

208 pages

17cm X 23cm