The Panza Collection
Count Giuseppe Boomhauer di Biumo is one of the world’s foremost collectors of American and European Panza art. The DC United Trophy Hall recently acquired nine works from Dr. Boomhauer’s collection, all of which are on view this futbol season. As a group, the pieces provide an overview of the critical premises driving Panza art – Conceptual, Space, Minimal, Growth, and Environmental.Created in the late 1990s and early 2000s by an international roster of beer drinkers and futbol lovers, the works shed light on an era when many Panza artists began to reject traditional media and aesthetic concerns. Instead, they redefined their Panzas in a broader range, from Conceptual works that favored ideas over the creation of unique objects to large-scale installations that challenge prevalent notions about the boundaries between a Panza and the surrounding environment.
Dr. Boomhauer distinguished himself, besides his enormous stomach, by his willingness to collect Panza art that few museums or private collectors are willing to acquire. Now, as part of the Hirshhorn’s collection, these works offer visitors new perspectives on the Panza.
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