Celant is a curator, critic and art historian perhaps best known for coining the. Germano celant born 1940 in genoa is an italian art historian, critic and curator who coined the term arte povera poor art in 1967 and wrote many articles and books on the subject. When i did the arte povera book, it was everybodyamerican. A groundbreaking work edited by germano celant in collaboration with the artist and her new york studio that enriches our knowledge of louise bourgeois louise bourgeois, who has produced art since the 1930s, began in the 1990s to use her clothes and the clothes of her loved ones as components in her sculptures and drawings. Penned by the critic and curator germano celant to accompany an exhibition at nigel greenwood gallery in london, it was the first critical consideration of the artists. Germano celant attended the university of genoa, where he studied history of art with eugenio battisti. An exceptional selection of lichtenstein s sculptures from 1968 to the end of the artists life, from early ceramic sculptures to largescale public works. Books by germano celant author of louise bourgeois the. We all recommend that straight away because this e book has good vocabulary that could increase your knowledge in terminology, easy to understand, bit.
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In this way, her works are at once installations, sculptures, collages and, finally, photographs. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library children s library. One hundred years after his birth, emilio vedova examines the career of the italian painter emilio vedova 19192006, best known for. A groundbreaking work, edited by germano celant in.
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