The Italian-born painter Francesco Clemente came to prominence in the mid-1970s when intensely subjective yet universal themes filtered into his skewed self-portraiture, witty wordplay and gestural figuration. This volume compiles a decade's worth of works on paper from those early days, many of which were inspired by Italy's political crisis at the time or fellow artists Alighiero Boetti and Luigi Ontani. The Italian artists of the 1970s were working in the context of the "terrorist generation." There was a crisis of ...
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The Italian-born painter Francesco Clemente came to prominence in the mid-1970s when intensely subjective yet universal themes filtered into his skewed self-portraiture, witty wordplay and gestural figuration. This volume compiles a decade's worth of works on paper from those early days, many of which were inspired by Italy's political crisis at the time or fellow artists Alighiero Boetti and Luigi Ontani. The Italian artists of the 1970s were working in the context of the "terrorist generation." There was a crisis of capitalism and of Western societal values--both of which informed such major ideas in Clemente's early work as "fragmentation of self" and the "refutation of reason." Suddenly the body became a territory for artistic exploration; it became a border and led to the idea of travel. Here Clemente learned to trust geography over history, and his highly personal symbolism of the time bears proof of an itinerant life spent between homes in Madras (current-day Chennai, India), New York and Rome, with many trips to Dehli, Srinagar and various areas of Afghanistan mixed in. Published on the occasion of Clemente's recent exhibition at New York's Deitch Projects, this deluxe volume highlights the artist's concerns with process and concept--not technical perfection--and his obsession with paper's ephemeral vulnerability. Hints of Clemente's later forays into Surrealism and deep human psychology are also evident, and provide an essential view of the beginning of a masterful career.
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Physical description; 254 pages: illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm. Notes; Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Deitch Projects, New York, 3 May-2 June 2007. Includes bibliographical references. Text in English and Italian. Summary; The Italian-born painter Francesco Clemente came to prominence in the mid-1970s when intensely subjective yet universal themes filtered into his skewed self-portraiture, witty wordplay and gestural figuration. This volume compiles a decade's worth of works on paper from those early days, many of which were inspired by Italy's political crisis at the time or fellow artists Alighiero Boetti and Luigi Ontani. The Italian artists of the 1970s were working in the context of the "terrorist generation." There was a crisis of capitalism and of Western societal values--both of which informed such major ideas in Clemente's early work as "fragmentation of self" and the "refutation of reason." Suddenly the body became a territory for artistic exploration; it became a border and led to the idea of travel. Here Clemente learned to trust geography over history, and his highly personal symbolism of the time bears proof of an itinerant life spent between homes in Madras (current-day Chennai, India), New York and Rome, with many trips to Dehli, Srinagar and various areas of Afghanistan mixed in. Published on the occasion of Clemente's recent exhibition at New York's Deitch Projects, this deluxe volume highlights the artist's concerns with process and concept--not technical perfection--and his obsession with paper's ephemeral vulnerability. Hints of Clemente's later forays into Surrealism and deep human psychology are also evident, and provide an essential view of the beginning of a masterful career. Subjects; Clemente, Francesco 1952--Catalogs. Clemente, Francesco 1952--Criticism and interpretation. Artists-[Late 20th Century-Italy]. Deitch Projects (New York). History of art & design styles: from c 1900-. Painting & paintings. ART / Individual Artists / General. Fine copy in the original colour printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.
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Still in original publishers shrink-wrap. New. Text in English. 256 pages. Illustrated in 105 colour and 15 black and white plates. Pictorial boards. As new. During the 1970s, Francesco Clemente developed a body of work that defined a generation living in political crisis and cultural reformation. Francesco Clemente, Works 1971-1979 examines the development of early artistic notions rooted in self-fragmentation, a questioning of western rationality, and the refutation of capitalist ideals. With over a hundred works, this survey traces the link between Clemente's ink on paper works and conceptual photographs, heightened exponentially by the transferrence of both styles to canvas. Along with the cultural climate in Rome, journeys through Delhi, Madras, and Srinagar fermented Clemente's means of artistic exploration through the body-his trust of geography over history-and initiated one of the most celebrated expressionistic legacies. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 38 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link.
Add this copy of Francesco Clemente. Works, 1971-1979-Signiert Deitch to cart. $239.38, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 2007 by "Milano, Charta; Amalgamated Book Services".
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As New. Size: 4to 11"-13" tall; Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound quite handsomely in illustrated buckram cloth, oatmeal in color. Glorious evocative full-color, black-and-white and duotone illustrations throughout. 254 pp. Published to augment of the exhibition held at Deitch Projects, New York, in 2007, with texts in English and Italian, befitting the life and work of the Italian-born painter Francesco Clemente. This work features "skewed self-portraiture, witty wordplay and gestural figuration" in view of nearly a decade's worth of artistic production. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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