Edizioni Conz 1972-2009

Name: Edizioni Conz 1972-2009
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A Catalogue Raisonné

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An Archive of the Avant-Gardes

Edizioni Conz 1972-2009 presents a comprehensive catalogue raisonné of the editions published by Francesco Conz, the Italian collector, publisher and photographer, from 1972 to 2009. Featuring over 500 editions including portfolios, large silkscreen prints on fabrics, and objects, the book captures Conz's deep engagement with avant-garde art movements such as Viennese Actionism, Fluxus, Concrete Poetry, and Lettrism. The volumes reveal his dedication not to commerce but to community, hospitality, and respect for the arts.

Richly illustrated and complemented by texts from notable contemporaries including Alison Knowles, Dick Higgins, Milan Knizak, Eugen Gomringer, Emmett Williams and Nicholas Zurbrugg, this publication serves both as a reflection of Conz’s passions and a memorial to the spirit of avant-garde art.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is perfect for collectors, scholars and enthusiasts of avant-garde art and 20th-century art movements. It will also appeal to those interested in art publishing and archival art editions.

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An Archive of the Avant-Gardes

The Edizioni Conz of the Italian collector, publisher and photographer Francesco Conz—including portfolios, large silkscreen prints on fabrics and objects—are among the finest and most elaborate art editions of the second half of the 20th century. A friend and patron of Viennese Actionism, Fluxus, Concrete Poetry, and Lettrism, he was an obsessive, knowledgeable enthusiast open to all the arts, for whom hospitality, the magic of community, and respect for the arts were more important than any mercantile aspirations.

This publication is the first comprehensive catalogue raisonné of the editions published by Conz between 1972 and 2009. Comprising more than 500 editions, it is both a reflection of his passions and a memorial to the art of the avant-gardes. Texts by contemporaries such as Alison Knowles, Dick Higgins, Milan Knizak, Eugen Gomringer, Emmett Williams, Nicholas Zurbrugg, and others complete the richly illustrated catalogue.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775756013

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 1300 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Mariamargherita Maceli
Edited by Hubertus von Amelunxen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 212.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 1960g

Pages: 800

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

FRANCESCO CONZ (1935-2010) grew up in a wealthy family of Austro-Hungarian descent in the Italian Veneto. After coming into contact with the art scene in Berlin and New York in the early 1970s, he traveled to art festivals around the world and invited artists to the Palazzo Baglioni in Asolo for happenings and performances. Since 2016, the Berlin-based Archivio Conz has been working to catalog, research, and restore his extraordinary collection for the public, which includes more than 4,000 works and commissioned editions by over 300 international artists, as well as 30,000 photographs and ephemera.