Entrare nell'opera
Subtitle: processes and performative attitudes in Arte Povera
By: edited by Nike Bätzner, Maddalena Disch, Christiane Meyer-Stoll, and Valentina Pero
Contributors: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Köln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 539
ISBN-13: 9783960986768
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Arte povera; Exhibitions; Italian Art; Performance art; History
Description: It is impossible to imagine Arte Povera without Azioni Povere. From 1959 to 1979, the work of the artists associated with this movement was largely defined by actions. This richly illustrated publication examines Azioni Povere and its characteristics. For the first time it provides annotated catalogues raisonnés of the diverse actions. Furthermore, comprehensive photographic documentary material illustrates the virulence and vibrancy of this period in Italy. A picture essay serves as the prelude, followed by introductory essays and texts on the respective characteristics of the artistic praxis. Discussions with contemporary witnesses and entries on important keywords, incidents, and places, such as Aktionsraum 1 in Munich, the Piper Pluriclub in Turin, and Galerie L'Attico in Rome, complement the wide-ranging material, which was sourced from the archives of the artists, from artist estates, photographers, gallerists, and collectors. --Publisher's website.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 7 June-1 September 2019, and at Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France, 30 November 2019-3 May 2020.

Artists: Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Eliseo Mattiacci, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini, Gilberto Zorio.

Includes bibliographical references.