How does a private art collection become public? Who was Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza?
These seemingly easy (and not so easy) questions are at the heart of Walid Raad's new project
Cotton Under My Feet conceived for the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza coinciding with the
centennial of its original founder. Deep in the museum's bowels Raad has unearthed fragments
of stories fictional documents and puzzling artifacts. Walid Raad offers a vertiginous
reflection on the potential legacy of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections and their relation to
the history of Western and non-Western art. Text: Eva Ebersberger Guillermo Solana Francesca
Thyssen-Bornemisza Jalal Toufic Daniela Zyman.
