Exploring

Swiss Max E. Ammann and his wife Korine have collected Outsider art since 1990s. Their collection comprises over 6000 artworks of over 600 artists and is probably the widest and most comprehensive collection of its kind.0Due to his career in international equestrian sports Max E. Amman has visited Finland several times and become acquainted with Finnish ITE artists. Essential part of the collecting hobby of the Ammanns are their visits to ITE artists and getting to know them personally. 'Exploring? Swiss View on Finnish ITE Art' is an account of the trips the Ammann couple have made to visit the ITE artists in Finland. The book presents 25 Finnish ITE artist whose works have been included in Ammann collection.0The book tells also about the early stage of their collecting hobby and a friendship that was established through equestrian sports, and lead into an exhibiton The Art of Others held at the Serlachius Museums in 2015.