‘ To bring together the worlds of fashion photography and art is to orchestrate a
remarkable dialogue that transcends generations and cultures. Captured in these assembled
images – seen through a very personal lens and from a unique woman’ s perspective
– are experiences which reflect all of humanity.’ – Manuela Wirth President
Hauser & Wirth A dynamic survey of the Nicola Erni Collection one of the foremost
collections of photography and contemporary art. Over twenty-five years collector Nicola
Erni has acquired artworks that speak to her passion for art fashion and social change
amassing one of the largest collections of photography and an extensive collection of
contemporary art in private hands. Mix & Match showcases almost 400 works from the Nicola
Erni Collection bringing together fashion photographs and contemporary artworks in playful
pairings where both genres enter a dialogue. Parallel it offers a journey through one hundred
years of fashion photography and shows new ways of exploring this field from the 1930s to the
present organized in twelve thematic sections. Featured artists and photographers include:
Richard Avedon Jean-Michel Basquiat Cecil Beaton Sylvie Fleury Keith Haring Vivian Maier
Cindy Sherman Tim Walker Andy Warhol and others.
