Objects of Beauty and Bewilderment from the Archive of Harald Szeemann
Edited by Michele Robecchi, Una Szeemann, Bohdan Stehlik, Elsa Himmer. Text by Hayat Erdogan, Simone Lappert, Raimundas Malašauskas, Michele Robecchi, Una Szeemann, Michael Taussig.
An archeological and photographic journey through the enigmatic personal ephemera of curator Harald Szeemann
Throughout his career, curator Harald Szeemann (1933–2005) built a personal collection that he called his "Museum of Obsessions": papers, sketches, photographs and objets d'art. Pretenzione Intenzione bears witness to the alluring secrecy of these objects.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 2/10/2026
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FORMAT: Hbk, 6.25 x 8.75 in. / 152 pgs / 37 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $93 ISBN: 9783907236833 PUBLISHER: Edition Patrick Frey AVAILABLE: 2/10/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Forthcoming AVAILABILITY: Awaiting stock TERRITORY: NA LA AFR ME
Pretenzione Intenzione Objects of Beauty and Bewilderment from the Archive of Harald Szeemann
Published by Edition Patrick Frey. Edited by Michele Robecchi, Una Szeemann, Bohdan Stehlik, Elsa Himmer. Text by Hayat Erdogan, Simone Lappert, Raimundas Malašauskas, Michele Robecchi, Una Szeemann, Michael Taussig.
An archeological and photographic journey through the enigmatic personal ephemera of curator Harald Szeemann
Throughout his career, curator Harald Szeemann (1933–2005) built a personal collection that he called his "Museum of Obsessions": papers, sketches, photographs and objets d'art. Pretenzione Intenzione bears witness to the alluring secrecy of these objects.
