Marc Fischer

Public Collectors Marc Fischer

Established in 2007 by Marc Fischer,
and featured in the 2014 Whitney
Biennial, Public Collectors encourages
collectors of material culture the kind
that most museums won t exhibit
to open their collections to the public.
Extending the popular website of the
same name, this book presents a wide
array of collections some featured on
the website, most newly assembled
for publication interspersed with
commentary and interviews exploring
the problems and politics of collecting
materials that may lack conventional
monetary or cultural value.
Marc Fischer is a member of
Chicago-based Temporary Services,
a group that has produced over
75 publications and organized and
participated in dozens of exhibitions,
projects, and events. He is also a
co-founder of Mess Hall, an experimental
cultural center in Chicago s
Rogers Park neighborhood.