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Mario Merz: The Monograph
Mario Merz, the late, great proponent of Arte Povera, envisioned the contemporary artist as a nomad, ever mediating and meditating on the relationship between nature and culture. He began to make work after his arrest in 1945 for anti-fascist activities; confined to jail, he drew incessantly on whatever material he could find. After his release, he painted first in oil on canvas, then began to pierce the canvas--as well as objects such as bottles, umbrellas and raincoats--with neon tubes, symbolically infusing them with energy. In 1968, Merz adopted one of his signature motifs, the igloo, symbol of the transitory artist. At base a metal skeleton, the igloo could be covered with site-specific...
Fondazione Merz
The refurbishment and restoration of the Fondazione Merz. supported by both private and public funds (City of Turin and the Regione Piemonte), has affected the whole building, defining the interior spaces and taking into account the cultural purposes the Fondazione intends pursuing. The Fondazione's site, a former heating plant for the Lancia factory, is a 1930s industrial building owned by the City of Turin and given in concession to the Fondazione Merz. It is located in Borgo San Paolo, an area now undergoing the urban and cultural revitalisation and refurbishment affecting much of Turin in recent years. The building has an overall area of 3,200 m2, of which 1,400 is set for an exhibition area over three floors and including an external area. A unique collection of photographs describes the finished building, the ideas behind it and the way in which it was designed and built. This visual narrative includes views of the construction and the completed Fondazione Merz which complement the text magnificently.
Fondazione Merz
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Matthew Barney : Mitologie contemporanee ; Fondazione Merz, [Torino, 31.10.2008 - 11.01.2009]
New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman has called Matthew Barney "the most important American artist of his generation." Most known for his epic film series Cremaster Cycle (1994-2002) and Drawing Restraint (2005), a feature film made with his partner, Björk, Barney's technically and conceptually fastidious work conflates various personal and universal mythologies into narratives that are famously difficult to unravel. This volume compiles work from Barney's solo exhibitions at Turin's Fondazione Merz and National Museum of Cinema, as well as coverage of the International Festival of Philosophy of Contemporary Art, a collaboration between the Fondazione Merz and the University of Turin for which Barney was featured in conversation with Richard Flood and Arthur C. Danto.
Marisa Merz
Bringing together five decades of painting, sculpture, and installations from the celebrated Italian artist Marisa Merz, this monograph accompanies a major US retrospective of her work. This generously illustrated book offers readers the chance to appreciate the full range of works by Marisa Merz, winner of the 2013 Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Biennale. This volume traces Merz's artistic evolution from early experiments with non-traditional materials and processes, to intricately constructed installations of the 1970s and the enigmatic ceramic heads of the 1980s and '90s. Authoritative essays explore the rise of international women's art in the 1960s and '70s and Mer...
Henri Rousseau
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Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity
In Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity it is demonstrated how sacrificial themes remain an essential element in our post-modern society.
Against the Avant-garde
"This book casts the poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in a fresh light: his life and work in relation to the visual and performance arts of his time in both Europe and the US. Lavishly illustrated with both documentary and fine art images, it shows how essentially conservative Pasolini was politically and aesthetically despite his reputation as an avant-garde writer and filmmaker. But it also shows how truly advanced Pasolini was when it comes to interdisciplinary art, making him enormously relevant today"--
I luoghi del contemporaneo 2012
Facing english text L'obiettivo de “I luoghi del contemporaneo - 2012” è fornire un'ampia ricognizione dei centri che operano nel settore del contemporaneo sull'intero territorio nazionale, proponendosi come strumento utile al visitatore o all'appassionato di arte contemporanea, come anche capace di indicare nuovi campi di ricerca specialistica, insieme alla definizione di possibili nuovi percorsi del contemporaneo. Il presente volume dà conto di musei pubblici e privati e istituzioni assimilabili; fondazioni; strutture espositive permanenti e aperte al pubblico che si avvalgono anche di finanziamenti pubblici. rilevati, selezionati e schedati secondo criteri e metodi, che pur nelle no...
Psychoanalysis and the Artistic Endeavor
Psychoanalysis and the Artistic Endeavor offers an intriguing window onto the creative thinking of several well-known and highly creative individuals. Internationally renowned writers, painters, choreographers, and others converse with the author about their work and how it has been informed by their life experience. Creative process frames the discussions, but the topics explored are wide-ranging and the interrelation of the personal and professional development of these artists is what comes to the fore. The conversations are unique in providing insight not only into the art at hand and into the perspective of each artist on his or her own work, but into the mind from which the work spring...
