ArtNexus Interview Reveals How Microsoft Collects Art

Microsofts approach to collecting art is described in an interview with Michael Klein, curator of the Microsoft Art Collection, published in the current issue of Art Nexus magazine and now online at http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=7255 Klein charts the history of Microsofts art collection, which was started in 1987 at an employees meeting with then chief financial officer Jon Shirley.

Microsofts approach to collecting art is described in an interview with Michael Klein, curator of the Microsoft Art Collection, published in the current issue of Art Nexus magazine and now online at http://www.artnexus.com/servlet/NewsDetail?documentid=7255 Klein charts the history of Microsofts art collection, which was started in 1987 at an employees meeting with then chief financial officer Jon Shirley.

Klein discussed many aspects of art collecting and purchasing at Microsoft Corporation. We are not trying to just decorate the walls," Klein said. We really are trying to find things that have some meaning, and provoke your mind. Why is this art? Why is this here? What is the artist saying or experiencing that I can learn about?"    

Klein also discussed Microsofts interest in works on paper; its recent purchases of Latin American art, the companys art education program and Microsofts expansion from a focus on art of the Pacific Northwest to a truly global approach to collecting art.
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About Art Nexus

Art Nexus magazine, celebrating its 25th year of publication this month, is the leading magazine on Latin American and Hispanic art. ArtNexus.com is the new online community for art professionals, art scholars and art buyers interested in Latin American and Hispanic art. Visitors who register at the site through February 2002 will be entered in a drawing to win a limited edition print by Cuban American artist Wifredo Lam. For more information contact 305-891-7270, visit http://www.artnexus.com or e-mail info@artnexus.com

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