In 1955, a collection of contemporary artworks, including some made by the world’s leading artists of the time, was donated to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Thousands flocked to the museum to see the new collection; but how was it exactly that Eugen Kolb, then the museum’s director, managed to obtain such an impressive collection to begin with? What motivated a famous art collector such as Peggy Guggenheim to donate a collection of her greatest pieces to such a small, unknown institute? NOTHING EXPECT 34 PAINTINGS examines the relationship between Kolb and Guggenheim, addressing these questions through their correspondence.
Produced in the framework of a special joint film project of the NFCT and the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, in celebration of the Museum’s 90th anniversary.