The Collection for the Poor Collector

The Collection for the Poor Collector

Thomas Geiger

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Publisher

nos:booksEdition Taube

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Saddle stitch
56 pages
75 x 105 mm
Edition of 1000 copies
ISBN 9786269759149
ISBN 9783689170189
Traditional Chinese
Dec 2025

It is an extraordinary economic experiment in the contemporary art world. The Collection for the Poor Collector brings together over 20 artists who bravely explore new economic and distribution strategies, wittily escaping the rigid rules of the art market. The artworks take various forms as a one-dollar coin, an email, a dinner receipt, a cast sculpture… Each and every one of them overturns and redefines the value of an artwork, priced from 1 dollar or less, some even give you money! Even if you are broke, you can still enjoy the joy of collecting art - and of making art!

”This is without doubt the perfect (and most of all affordable) start to your soon-to-be illustrious career as a poor collector.“

This Traditional Chinese edition, jointly published by Edition Taube and nos:books, expands to include Taiwanese and Hong Kong artists’ works.

(The publication is inspired by Edition Taube classic of 2011: Eugne M. Schwartz’s Confessions of a Poor Collector)

 

The sealing sticker features artwork by Stefano Calligaro.

Publisher

nos:booksEdition Taube

Information

Saddle stitch
56 pages
75 x 105 mm
Edition of 1000 copies
ISBN 9786269759149
ISBN 9783689170189
Traditional Chinese
Dec 2025