PanzaCollection

Art collections
Mendrisio

The collection of Giuseppe and Giovanna Panza di Biumo is one of the most complete and famous collections of contemporary art, mainly related to Minimal Art, Land Art and the art of Monochrome that have developed since the 1960s.

The digital archive and its management

The digital archive, initially conceived as a simple inventory of the works acquired from the collection, has been developed over the years taking into account the continuous needs of the PanzaCollection.

 

Dan Flavin
Varese Corridor, 1976
Dimensions 558 x 2855 x 254 cm
FAI - Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza, Varese
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York - Collezione Panza, Dono 1992, permanent loan to FAI - Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano, Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza, Varese

PanzaCollection

Art collections
Mendrisio

The collection of Giuseppe and Giovanna Panza di Biumo is one of the most complete and famous collections of contemporary art, mainly related to Minimal Art, Land Art and the art of Monochrome that have developed since the 1960s.

The digital archive and its management

The digital archive, initially conceived as a simple inventory of the works acquired from the collection, has been developed over the years taking into account the continuous needs of the PanzaCollection.

The website

The PanzaCollection web portal documents the history and development of the collection in relation to the lives of its creators.

(in the picture: Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, photographed by Alessandro Zambianchi during "The Panza Collection: An Experience of Color and Light" at Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, in 2007)

The site presents the events during which units of works have been exhibited to the public and make a list of the museum institutions, public and private, to which they have been handed over, for bequests or donations.

Ford Beckman (1952-2014)
Untitled (Black Wall Painting) / Senza titolo (Pittura murale nera)
Acrilico, cera e vernice industriale su tela su compensato / Acrylic, wax and industrial varnish on canvas on plywood
MASI Lugano - Collezione Cantone Ticino
Donazione / gift Panza di Biumo, 1994
Photo © Alessandro Zambianchi
Photo © Alessandro Zambianchi

Martin Puyear. Installation view, MoMa, NewYork
Courtesy Panza Collection
www.moma.org

Photo © Alessandro Zambianchi

Martin Puyear. Installation view, MoMa, NewYork
Courtesy Panza Collection
www.moma.org

Photo © Alessandro Zambianchi