With rigorous standards and determination, the collector and philanthropist has built up one of Switzerland's most important private art collections in almost six decades: the envy of many of museum.
Born in Switzerland in 1938, Hubert Looser spent his early years between Paris, London and New York, and explored Mexico, Japan and South-east Asia. These travels instilled a taste for the arts and different peoples in him. In 1988, at the peak of his career as CEO of the Elco and Walter Rentsch groups, he created a foundation named after him. His impressive collection covers Surrealism, Minimalism, Arte Povera and Abstract Expressionism - he even claims to have one of the largest collections of Willem De Koonings in Europe. All this has not escaped the notice of the Kunsthaus in Zurich, which has signed a cooperation agreement with him.
Can you tell us about your recent "Picasso - Gorky - Warhol" exhibition at the Zurich Kunsthaus? It brought together sculptures and drawings from my collection…
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