Onda D'Urto: Un'Opera Di Mario Merz Al Museo Di Capodimonte
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Sun fading to spine.
A landmark encounter between one of Italy's most radical artistic minds and one of its most storied institutions, Onda d'urto (Shockwave) chronicles the installation of a major work by Arte Povera pioneer Mario Merz within the grand halls of the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. The publication documents this singular event — a collision of the ancient and the avant-garde — capturing how Merz's signature use of raw materials, neon light, and Fibonacci sequences disrupted and reinvigorated the museum's classical grandeur. Merz, a towering figure of 20th-century European art, consistently argued through his practice that nature, mathematics, and human energy are inseparable forces, and this volume illustrates that philosophy with striking clarity. Produced by the prestigious Neapolitan imprint Electa Napoli, the book presents a rich visual and critical record that functions as both an exhibition catalogue and a meditation on what happens when contemporary art stakes its claim in the temple of the old masters. For anyone serious about Arte Povera, Italian contemporary art, or the dialogue between heritage and innovation, this is an essential document that raises a question as urgent today as ever: who owns the past?
Author: Mario Merz
Format: Paperback
Published: 1987, Electa Napoli
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Sun fading to spine.
A landmark encounter between one of Italy's most radical artistic minds and one of its most storied institutions, Onda d'urto (Shockwave) chronicles the installation of a major work by Arte Povera pioneer Mario Merz within the grand halls of the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. The publication documents this singular event — a collision of the ancient and the avant-garde — capturing how Merz's signature use of raw materials, neon light, and Fibonacci sequences disrupted and reinvigorated the museum's classical grandeur. Merz, a towering figure of 20th-century European art, consistently argued through his practice that nature, mathematics, and human energy are inseparable forces, and this volume illustrates that philosophy with striking clarity. Produced by the prestigious Neapolitan imprint Electa Napoli, the book presents a rich visual and critical record that functions as both an exhibition catalogue and a meditation on what happens when contemporary art stakes its claim in the temple of the old masters. For anyone serious about Arte Povera, Italian contemporary art, or the dialogue between heritage and innovation, this is an essential document that raises a question as urgent today as ever: who owns the past?