This volume, edited by Alberto Fiz,
explores private collecting through a rich selection of over 150 works
from 18 of Italy's most important contemporary art collections.
Paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and videos show the
figure of the collector not merely as a simple purchaser of works, but
as the creator of a world, a project that grows in line with his or her
personal sensitivity.


In opening their doors to these private
collections, the third millennium's patrons take on a leading role in
today's cultural landscape, offering a unique opportunity to promote
otherwise unknown masterpieces.


Ranging from Piero Manzoni to
Tomás Saraceno, from Marina Abramovic to Maurizio Cattelan, this volume
provides a collective picture, a 'collection of collections', linked
with our modern-day passions and tastes.