“Being in touch with artists of our generation, understanding their motivation, ideas and working styles and supporting and promoting their development” – this was what Christian and Jeannette zu Fürstenberg had in mind when they launched the “Fürstenberg Zeitgenössisch” project in 2011. Both of them have art in their blood: Jeannette comes from a family of collectors in the Ruhr and Christian is an heir of the zu Fürstenberg dynasty, whose collections amassed over centuries can be viewed by the public at the family’s ancestral seat in Donaueschingen. The union of marriage brought two like-minded people together with one aim: “to continue the tradition and both live out and expand our passion for contemporary art.”
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