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Marco Bagnoli

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This volume offers an extensive catalogue raisonné showcasing around 350 reproductions of Marco Bagnoli's installations. Through diverse techniques such as drawing, painting, print, and sculpture, Bagnoli's work interacts with its surrounding environment to create surprising connections between imagination and sensitivity. His artistic practice is uniquely informed by the scientific tradition of the Italian Renaissance, intertwined with influences from mystic poetry and Sufi philosophy. Emerging in the 1970s, his career bridges the historical debate between Conceptual Art and Neo-expressionism, synthesising these contrasting movements.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of contemporary art and those interested in the intersections of Renaissance science, mysticism, and installation art. Suitable for readers seeking a deep dive into Italian artistic traditions and conceptual debates of the 1970s art scene.

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Gathers together 350 reproductions of installations that through different techniques - drawing, painting, print and sculpture - involve the surrounding environment, creating unexpected relations between imagination and sensitivity.

A detailed overview of the work of Marco Bagnoli, one of the most representative artists on the Italian scene in the 1970s, in a gorgeous monograph that presents his complete oeuvre arranged in chronological order.

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With a sort of catalogue raisonné, this volume gathers around 350 reproductions of installations that, through different techniques—drawing, painting, print, and sculpture—involve the surrounding environment, creating unexpected relations between imagination and sensitivity.

Marco Bagnoli's research is characterised by two different approaches: his work is rooted in the scientific tradition of the Italian Renaissance and, at the same time, is influenced by mystic poetry and Sufi philosophy. His artistic career began in the 1970s and reflects the dispute between Conceptual Art and Neo-expressionism that shaped the period, combining these two opposing tendencies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788857222387

Publisher: Skira

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 October 2018

Country: Italy

Imprint: Skira

Illustration: 650 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 2970g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Germano Celant, a renowned art historian, critic, and theoretician, has curated hundreds of exhibitions worldwide and published more than one hundred books and catalogs.

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