Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection
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PeriodContemporaryPostwar
StylePaintingPhotographyInstallationSculptureAbstract
RegionInternationalCanadianLocal (Metro Vancouver)
About the exhibition
Curated by Lisa Baldissera Ranging from drawing, painting, photography, installation and sculpture, Gerd Metzdorff’s collection was drawn together over a period of more than forty years. Originally derived from Metzdorff’s modest savings of the per diems provided to him by the airline where he was employed as a steward, he purchased work by some of the most important European and Canadian artists working today, often starting at the beginning of their careers and developing lifelong friendships with them. The collection is presented to the public for the first time at Griffin Art Projects.…
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