About this title: Born in Athens in 1936, Jannis Kounellis has lived in Rome since 1958. He made a name for himself in the Arte Povera movement - the first contemporary Italian art movement to be recognised on an international level. Using materials that were initially considered unusual - wool, coal, live animals, plants and theatrical sets - Kounellis was the first to attempt to eliminate the ideological boundary that separates life from art, ethics from aesthetics. His work, at times monumental and complex, has over the years acquired such importance and regard that he has become a key protagonist in the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CHARTA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9788881583867ISBN:8881583860
Description: New. Having made a name for himself in the Roman art scene of the early 1960s, Jannis Kounellis resurfaced, with extraordinary intuition and creative force, in the Arte Povera movement--the first Italian art movement to be recognized on an international... read more
Description: Fine. Published to coincide with the artist's first large-scale exhibition in Belgium. 154 illustrations, including 146 duotone. Kounellis was a major figure in the Arte Povera movement. Bi-lingual text. 290x240, 237pages. read more
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