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Fondazione Rolla

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Fondazione Rolla

What began as a collection of modern and contemporary photography that was running out of space, took shape in a vacant former kindergarten in the small community in the Valle di Muggio.

This is where the Fondazione Rolla found its home in 2010. With the help of their foundation, Rosella and Phil Rolla provide researchers and photography enthusiasts access to important works by representatives like Robert Adams, Josef Sudek, and Eugène Atget, but also to works by contemporary photographers such as Thomas Struth, James Welling, and Vincenzo Castella. The Rollas’ collection is, however, not only devoted to photography: Phil Rolla, an engineer who grew up in America, is also mainly interested in American Minimal Art. His professional background may explain Rolla’s preference for German photography, in particular for the architectural and industrial photography of Albert Renger-Patzsch, Bernd and Hilla Becher, and Christof Klute.

For more information on Fondazione Rolla visit this post by Independent Collectors and the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors.

Installation View
Installation View
(l–r) James Welling ’Edge of the Road, Morgantown,WV’, 1993; Robert Adams, ’Pawnee National Grasslands’, Colorado, 1984
(l–r) James Welling ’Edge of the Road, Morgantown,WV’, 1993; Robert Adams, ’Pawnee National Grasslands’, Colorado, 1984
James Welling, ’Edge of the Road, Morgantown,WV’, 1993
James Welling, ’Edge of the Road, Morgantown,WV’, 1993
Arvid Gutschow, Untitled, 1950s
Arvid Gutschow, Untitled, 1950s
Ruth Hallensleben, Untitled, 1940s - 50s
Ruth Hallensleben, Untitled, 1940s - 50s
Bernd & Hilla Becher, ’Framework Houses (series of 15 photos)’, 2002
Bernd & Hilla Becher, ’Framework Houses (series of 15 photos)’, 2002
(l–r) Rineke Dijkstra Maya, ’Induction-Centre Tel Hashomer, Israel’, April 12 1999; Maya, ’Herziliya, Israel’, November 29 1999
(l–r) Rineke Dijkstra Maya, ’Induction-Centre Tel Hashomer, Israel’, April 12 1999; Maya, ’Herziliya, Israel’, November 29 1999
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Barragan House, 1998
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Barragan House, 1998
Thomas Ruff, ’House 61’, 1989-1998
Thomas Ruff, ’House 61’, 1989-1998

All images courtesy of Fondazione Rolla