Iconica. Arte contemporanea e archeologia in Sicilia / Contemporary art and archaeology in Sicily
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Author: Alessandro Riva, Ferruccio Barbera
Publisher: Edizioni Charta
Place of printing: Milan
Year of publication: 2005
Juxtaposing contemporary artworks with the archeological wonders of Sicily may sound gimmicky, but the result, intelligently overseen by noted Italian art critic Alessandro Riva, provides some fascinating correspondences. The compositional style of a mosaic-like painting from Sandro Chia resonates with an ancient mosaic in the Piazza Armerina. A new Mimmo Rotella décollage honors a bronze satyr recently rescued from the sea. There's even a place here for as conceptually minded an artist as Wim Delvoye, whose industrial canisters decorated in the manner of fine Dutch ceramics remind us that the amphoras they are placed among from the archaeological museum of Lipari were also utilitarian objects. Other participating artists are Luigi Ontani, Aron Demetz, Paola Gandolfi, Carlo Maria Mariani, Ryan Mendoza, Luca Pignatelli and Velasco, their work an acknowledgement of how the ancient past has nurtured contemporary visions.
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Example in good condition. Cover with traces of dust and slight signs of wear to the edges and corners. Back cover with yellowing. Cuts and yellowed pages. Text in Italian/English. Italian/English text. Book in good condition.
ISBN Code: 8881585359
EAN: 9788881585359
Pages: 285
Format: Paperback
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 22
Width: 16
Description
Text in Italian/English. Italian/English text. Translations by Peter Eustace, Patricia Hampton, Emanouil Kalimeris, Gabrielle Lewkowicz and David Stanton. With numerous b/w and color nt and ft photographs
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