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When Trash Becomes Art
Lea Vergine
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Description for When Trash Becomes Art
Paperback. Explores the meaning of the trash phenomenon in contemporary art from the early 20th century (Boccioni, Carra, Depero, Picabia, Schwitters), through the Sixties and Seventies onwards. This title examines the challenge launched by these artists, who use waste as a material for creating art. Series: Skira Paperbacks. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100 colour, 300 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 532.
The result of painstaking research by Lea Vergine, this volume explores the meaning of the trash phenomenon in contemporary art from the early 20th century (Boccioni, Carra, Depero, Picabia, Schwitters), through the Sixties and Seventies (Burri, Kounellis, Fontana, Vautier, Rotella, Cesar, Arman, Manzoni, Pistoletto, Beuys, Spoerri), and up to the present (Cragg, Parmiggiani, Boltanski, Sherman, Bourgeois, Serrano, Cattelan). It examines the challenge launched by these artists, who use waste as a material for creating art. In an era marked by great concern about the environment, the artistic use of the discarded object expresses the alienation and distress that appear to be eroding the wantonly consumeristic social model represented by the West. Recovering and preserving refuse is a means of trying to hold on to it, of making it survive by saving it from a void, from being nothing, from the dissolution to which it is destined; it is about the desire to leave a mark, a trace, a clue for those who remain, hence touching a dimension that is psychological as well as political.
Product Details
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Skira Paperbacks
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788876247286
SKU
V9788876247286
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About Lea Vergine
Lea Vergine is an art critic and author who has written extensively on contemporary art movements. Her books include Art on the Cutting Edge, Body Art and Performance, and Schegge.
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