Public and Private: the main categories of art collections in Finland

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  • Susanna Pettersson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.3840

Abstract

The following article addresses a paradox that lies at the heart of every public art collection. The public nature of the institution leads one to assume that collections are compiled on what might be called «public principles.» Thus the selection process is supposed to be «objective», while also being guided by «good taste.» 

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