Object Title
Why Do We Collect?
Part of
New School Art Center Audio Recordings of Public Programs
Material Category
Digital Audio
Type of Work
mp3
Description
In the seventh lecture in the series, Werner Muensterberger, psychoanalyst, art historian, and collector of African art, discusses the psychology of collecting. Some of the phenomena discussed include specialization and differentiation, primitivity and complexity, “trophy” acquisition, and completion. Muensterberger also discusses the history of collecting he also includes within his purview coin collecting, “tulipomania,” and antiquing. He also discusses the “magico-religious” meaning of ancient cave paintings, the Venus de Milo, Maori designs, the Sistine Chapel, and Roman Catholic relics. (Muensterberger pays particular attention to the role of collecting within the Roman Catholic church.)
Muensterberger is equally interested in the interaction the collector has with the object, particularly as outlined in Aline Saarinen’s book, The Proud Possessors, wherein pride forms a large portion of the impulse to acquisition. He also discusses famous collectors throughout history, including Scipio, Marcus Fluvius Nobilior, Verres, Louis XIV, the Duc de Brienne, Cardinal Mazarin, and Baron Philipp von Stosch.
Date
March 23 1967
Related people
Werner Muensterberger (speaker)
New School Art Center (New York, N.Y.) (producer)
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Identifier
NS070202_NSAC_11
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Material Category
Digital AudioType of Work
mp3Description
In the seventh lecture in the series, Werner Muensterberger, psychoanalyst, art historian, and collector of African art, discusses the psychology of collecting. Some of the phenomena discussed include specialization and differentiation, primitivity and complexity, “trophy” acquisition, and completion. Muensterberger also discusses the history of collecting he also includes within his purview coin collecting, “tulipomania,” and antiquing. He also discusses the “magico-religious” meaning of ancient cave paintings, the Venus de Milo, Maori designs, the Sistine Chapel, and Roman Catholic relics. (Muensterberger pays particular attention to the role of collecting within the Roman Catholic church.)Muensterberger is equally interested in the interaction the collector has with the object, particularly as outlined in Aline Saarinen’s book, The Proud Possessors, wherein pride forms a large portion of the impulse to acquisition. He also discusses famous collectors throughout history, including Scipio, Marcus Fluvius Nobilior, Verres, Louis XIV, the Duc de Brienne, Cardinal Mazarin, and Baron Philipp von Stosch.
Date
March 23 1967Related people
Werner Muensterberger (speaker)New School Art Center (New York, N.Y.) (producer)
Language
EnglishRights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Identifier
NS070202_NSAC_11There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.