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Daros Latinamerica
Daros Latinamerica is the largest collection of contemporary Latin American art in Europe, currently comprising over 1,100 works by 115 artists. The collection covers the entire range of contemporary media and materials and includes sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs, as well as videos, installations and sound pieces. While the collection focuses on art created during the past 20 years, key works of the 1960s and 1970s are also included. |
Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints), 1972. Daros Latinamerica Collection, Zürich. Photo: the artist
Guillermo Kuitca, Untitled (Kindertotenlieder), 2000. Daros Latinamerica Collection, Zürich. Photo: Peter Schälchli, Zürich
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Facts and Figures
History
Head Office Collection
Legal Status
Artistic Director and Chief Curator
Administrative Director
Board of Directors
Collection Contents
Library
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Established in 2000 with the aim to build up a collection of contemporary art from Latin America
Zurich
Private company
Dr. Hans-Michael Herzog
Daniel Ilar
Dr. Peter Fuchs (Chairman), Christian Verling, and Ruth Schmidheiny
Works by 115 artists from Latin America
Approx. 1,100 works in all media, created over the past sixty years
Biggest library of contemporary Latin American art in Europe
Artists' monographs, exhibition and collection catalogues, art history and theory (approx. 6,000 titles)
Art periodicals from Latin America and Spain
Visit by appointment |
Casa Daros, 2010. Photo: Fábio Caffé, Rio de Janeiro
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Casa Daros Rio de Janeiro |
Casa Daros, housed in a neoclassical building dating back to 1866, offers a space for art, education and communication in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
