Give me the now : an autobiography

Autobiografie

Zusammenfassung: An art dealer of the ages, Rudolf Zwirner, father of the esteemed gallerist David Zwirner, reached many milestones in his career. From cofounding Art Cologne, the first fair for contemporary art, in 1967, to showing works by Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, and Andy Warhol, Zwirner transformed the contemporary art scene in Cologne. Born in 1933, he presented more than three hundred exhibitions from the early 1960s to 1992. In his autobiography, Zwirner reveals stories of artists, his gallery, and his most important collector, Peter Ludwig, whose collection forms the cornerstone of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne. First published in 2019 in German, and translated and adapted here for the first time in English, the book explores the most significant moments of Zwirner's career and the fast-changing postwar art world. Also included in this edition is a new foreword by Lucas Zwirner, Rudolf's grandson, who reflects on his grandfather's role in bringing us to the global art landscape we find ourselves in now.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Ich wollte immer Gegenwart
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9781644230558 ; 1644230550
• Dimensions: 21 cm
• Extent: 303 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Zwirner, Rudolf

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): New York
• (who): David Zwirner Books
• (when): [2021]
• Creator: Zwirner, Rudolf ; Kuhn, Nicola
• Contributor: Goodrow, Gérard A.

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1247850781/04
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• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:55 PM CEST