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Taschen, Benedikt print view role Collector dates 1961- city Los Angeles state CA other cities Berlin; sex M historical notes The publisher Benedikt Taschen was born in Cologne, Germany, where he established the world's most prominent art publishing house. Taschen began to collect art in 1985, when he acquired a dozen artworks from a friend who was a gallerist. His collection initially featured artists such as Jeff Koons, Martin Kippenberger, and Albert Oehlen. His foray into collecting was driven by personal connections to the artists and a deep sense of belonging within a circle of creative minds. Today, his art collection spans a range of artists, including Thomas Struth, Jeff Koons, Gunther Forg, Cindy Sherman, Christopher Wool, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Mike Kelley, reflecting the questions and concerns of his generation. Taschen and his wife, Lauren live in Los Angeles in a midcentury modern-style residence, designed by noted architects Thornton Abell and O’Neil Ford. decades of activity 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives 909 West Adams Blvd. Advertising Cards, Greeting Cards, and Postcards 1900-2015 see details... Columbia University Libraries Butler Library, 6th Fl. East, Kitchen Sink Press records, 1965-2013 see details... Frances Loeb Library Harvard Graduate School of Design The GSD History Collection, Administrative Affairs see details... University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Norman Mailer Papers see details... «  back