{"title":"Paola Gribaudo","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaola Gribaudo’s work delves deeply into the world of contemporary art, offering thoughtful essays and critical perspectives on prominent figures such as Magdalena Abakanowicz and Ugo Rondinone. Her writings often explore the intersection of visual culture and creative expression, providing readers with rich reflections on artistic practice and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the broader realm of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Gribaudo’s books invite readers to engage with art beyond the surface, uncovering new meanings and connections. Whether examining sculptural forms or multidisciplinary projects, her voice is both insightful and evocative, making complex artistic themes accessible and compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ugo-rondinone-bilingual-edition-by-paola-gribaudo-9788857247946","title":"Ugo Rondinone (Bilingual edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the occasion of \u003cem\u003eburn shine fly\u003c\/em\u003e, presented during the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2022, the project title is derived from the book of poetry and prose \u003cem\u003eYou got to burn to shine\u003c\/em\u003e by John Giorno, the late American poet and partner of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication surveys a number of Rondinone's most iconic bodies of work brought together at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, as well as insights into new work specifically created for this project. It conveys the distinct sensitivity and site-specific discourse with which the artist approaches exhibition-making. Encompassing a diverse array of media, \u003cem\u003eburn shine fly\u003c\/em\u003e mediates themes that have come to define the artist's practice over the past three decades. Primarily, the enduring exploration of the multivalent potentials for the physical to express the metaphysical, spiritual, and transcendental, of which he has stated: \"the work aims to coax the sublime from the subliminal. It should dazzle us and then send us into deep reflection about the marvels and mysteries of life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1261, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is the oldest known confraternity in Venice, and as such sustains the richness and diversity of the city's history. 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She has personally witnessed the worst of humanity's instinct for destructive behaviour and has made art that unflinchingly presents the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1960s, she had gained the beginning of an international reputation as a sculptor in soft materials with the creation of monumental environments called Abakans. Always alert to build on her personal independent vision, she created large groups of human figures out of old burlap sacks and resin. Her 80 backward-seated figures and 50 standing figures have attracted widespread attention and evoked provocative cultural and political associations wherever they have been shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the Venice Biennial of 1980, her ambitious exhibition in the Polish Pavilion caused a sensation among critics and the general public. Her retrospective moved to America from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris to be shown in seven important museums. Since then, the level and variety of her work has been nothing short of astonishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe changed sculpture from \"object to look at\" into \"space to experience\". Monumental, powerful compositions in bronze or stone, iron or concrete have been created for specific locations—the Gori Collection in Italy, the Olympic Park in Seoul (Korea), the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Vilnius (Lithuania), and Chicago's Grant Park—and are permanently installed as environments accessible to people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe has transformed the casting process into a way of building individual bodies with personal expression. Her largest group of figures (the environment in Chicago) consists of 106 headless shells in walking movement, made of material that resembles tree bark or rags from a mummy. 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On Prechistenka in Moscow, the studio feels like a truly social space. It is arranged in the artist's gallery, which forms a part of the Museum and Exhibitions complex of the Russian Academy of Arts. In the course of the day, the host would sometimes work by himself, but more often he is surrounded by school children, fellow artists or friends. The space is like a cross between a studio and a living room, also because Tsereteli does not try to separate his work from his daily life: for him, they are intrinsically interwoven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis studio near the Trocadero in Paris, however, is very different. Here, the rooms and corridors are narrowed by paintings unable to find room on the wall. The ambience is much more intimate and private. Though, even in Paris, there were constant interruptions as Tsereteli's friends dropped by for a chat or a cup of tea, even if he would barely pause from painting. 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