Download or read book Obsession, Compulsion, Collection written by Banff Centre for the Arts and published by Banff, Alta. : Banff Centre Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a compilation of essays by leading Canadian and international curators and artists that explores the role of the art object in a broader context of visual and display culture. The book analyzes the human impulse to collect and the social context, rhetoric, politics, and science associated with cultural collections." -- BACK COVER.