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Grazia Varisco: Contemporary Paths 1957–2022

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Grazia Varisco: Contemporary Paths 1957–2022 traces over sixty years of the Milanese artist's pioneering exploration in kinetic and programmed art. Combining meticulous planning with elements of chance and play, Varisco's work stands out as innovative and coherent within the contemporary European art scene. Edited by Marco Meneguzzo, this monograph features critical essays, a diverse selection of her works, and scholarly commentary, offering an in-depth understanding of her enduring artistic journey.
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The monograph traces more than sixty years of the artist's research and activity.

The work of Grazia Varisco (Milan 1937) is among the most interesting and innovative on the contemporary European art scene, being bound up with research into kinetic, programmed or more generally "exact" art. The combinations of planning and chance, play and process, have produced a range of surprising and always coherent results.

Grazia Varisco: Contemporary Paths 1957–2022, edited by Marco Meneguzzo, gives an account of over sixty years of continuous achievement through new critical essays, a broad selection of works and a scholarly apparatus that make it a staple work for understanding the artist in depth.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788857244082

Publisher: Skira

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: Italy

Imprint: Skira

Illustration: 250 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Marco Meneguzzo
  • Edited by Marco Meneguzzo

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1460g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Marco Meneguzzo, Marco Meneguzzo, contemporary art critic and curator specialising in Italian art from the post-war period to the present (as well as artistic issues related to globalisation), has curated or presented more than 200 modern or contemporary art shows since 1979. He is chair of the Giò Pomodoro Archive and member of the scientific committee of the official archives of Mario Schifano, Vincenzo Agnetti, Marcello Morandini, and Nanda Vigo.

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