Koller - Out of This World Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 4pm

Out of this World A contemporary cabinet of curiosities A cabinet of curiosities – or Wunderkammer – was used to store and exhibit a wide variety of fantastic objects and artefacts, with a particular leaning towards the rare, eclectic and esoteric. Through the selection of ob- jects, they told a particular story about the world and its history. Wunderkammern first began to appear in the homes of royalty and the aristocracy in 16th century Europe. They were intended to display objects from all four corners of the world and to amaze and educate their visi- tors. For over fifteen years, the collector and art dealer Christian D. Link has specialized in these eclectic items, adding a contemporary twist to them. As the founder of the Wunderkammer Zürich Gallery he learned early on the importance of bringing the cabinet of curiosities into the modern world. For example, you might find a T-Rex skull in the living room of a contemporary collector, alongside a painting by Basquiat or Gerhard Richter. Or how about an imposing flying dinosaur skeleton in the entrance hall, hovering over a display case with an original stormtrooper helmet from the old Star Wars films next to a bronze statue fromAlberto Giacometti? Among the many items in this auction are complete dinosaur skeletons, authentic meteorites from distant planets and even from the moon, the wand that was used by a certain wizard with glasses in the Harry Potter Movies, the gigantic egg of an extinct bird, a ‘real’ unicorn and much, much more. We invite you on a journey through time and imagination. Cyril Koller | 2