2013 Media Releases

Deutsche Bank's "fantastic" art collection was profiled by ABC radio over the weekend in an edition of Weekend Arts featuring an interview with London-based global adviser and curator Alistair Hicks.

Reporter Janne Ryan described the "fantastic work by Australian and international artists" she had just seen on a visit to Deutsche Bank Place in Sydney and complimented Hicks on the Bank's "amazing 60,000 pieces of art" as part of collecting "at a stratospheric level".

Hicks, who spoke in a phone interview, described the role art plays in engaging staff and visitors in the world around them; explained why art is about more than money; and said that the vision for the collection is coming increasingly from all around the world rather than just the centres of London and New York. Asked to name his favourite artists, he highlighted two Australians: Sally Smart and Bill Henson.

Since starting to collect in 1979 with the goal of supporting young and emerging German artists, Deutsche Bank has amassed the world's largest corporate art collection.

According to Weekend Arts, "for some companies, art collections are not just about decoration or a display of prestige, nor merely about financial investment. Instead, their collections have become an important part of their corporate identity and their connection to a much wider cultural world."

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