Jean-Claude Volot himself wrote history with his collection—he assumes a special place among art collectors, since he complies with none of market’s stipulations or directives. He purchases artworks by classics of the 20th century, such as Karel Appel, for instance, or Zoran Mušič, but precisely also works by unknown makers, by masters and by self-appointed artists. Direction of style plays no role in the process. Human existence in all its variations and depictions forms Volot’s primary interest—often bizarre and wild, then quiet and profound again; by turns colorfully emotional, but then gray again, monochrome and dark through to blackness of soul: human existence is presented in his collection. A work’s value is not measured by money, but by its charisma and sentiment; the consternation or humor behind it are the criteria of significance.  The collector ventures into hazardous and exciting territory here.
Jean-Claude Volot avidly collects all these works in his own monastery, the Abbaye d’Auberive, which is situated in an isolated forest in the Haute-Marne, France.

Featured artists: Joël Lorand, Zoran Mušič, Murielle Belin, Gaston Chaissac, Alfred Kubin, Francis Marshall, Robert Combas, Bengt Lindstrom, Badia, Sabhan Adam, Karel Appel, Fabian Cerredo, Louise Giamari, Lydie Arickx, and many more.

Curator: Johann Feilacher