"In 1968, the Italian artist Alighiero Boetti renamed himself Alighiero e ("and") Boetti, effectively expressing the duality of his personality and his work--and, by extension, the dichotomies of society and culture and art and life. Boetti was a central figure in the arte povera movement, a group of Italian artists in the late 1960s who expressly distanced themselves from c ..."
"A study of Boetti's 1988 work Map, a tapestry map of the pre-postcommunist world made of brightly colored, painstakingly woven national flags; illustrated with many color images. In 1968, the Italian artist Alighiero Boetti renamed himself Alighiero e ("and") Boetti, effectively expressing the duality of his personality and his work-and, by extension, the dichotomies of society and culture and art and life. Boetti was a central figure i ..."
"El libro definitivo sobre escultura contemporánea e instalaciones artísticas de todo el mundo. Presenta la obra de 120 artistas internacionales, como Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Warren, Mike Nelson, Rachael Harrison y Ernesto Neto, seleccionados por prestigiosos críticos y conservadores de arte de todo el mundo. Ilustra la increíble cantidad de técnicas y materiales que utilizan los artistas contemporáneos, desde esculturas de cristal y cemento ..."
"The figure of the artist appears exalted but this is not a simple exercise in egoism.In order for the works to be completed, Monk invited different artists from the Arte Povera generation to break his nose."
Liam Gillick(1st Edition) Woven/Intersected/Revised (BSI Art Collection Lugano) by LucaCerizza, Liam Gillick Hardcover, 72 Pages, Published 2008 by Jrp|Ringier ISBN-13: 978-3-905701-47-0, ISBN: 3-905701-47-2
"Liam Gillick's designs for conference rooms, corridors and offices solidify the artist's sustained interest in negotiating the middle-ground between corporate culture and contemporary art. This illustrated reader contains an essay by Gillick on the dissolution of the public/private dichotomy within the grey zone of semi-public/semi-private spheres."
"Ils Sont Peintres (They are Painters) considers paintings that have avoided the figurative, narrative, Neo-Expressionist trends that have defined the medium in recent years. Artists include John Armleder, Robert Barry, Daniel Buren, Stéphane Dafflon, Loris Gréaud, Wade Guyton, Bertrand Lavier, Steven Parrino, Manfred Pernice, Florian Pumhösl and Niele Toroni."
"Sometimes classified as an abstract Minimalist, Daniel Buren is known for using regular, contrasting maxi stripes to integrate visual surface and architectural space in historical architecture. This volume documents a site-specific commission for BSI (Banca della Svizzera Italiana)."
Robert Barry(1st Edition) Real ...... Personal (BSI Art Collection Lugano) by LucaCerizza, Robert Barry Hardcover, 56 Pages, Published 2008 by Jrp|Ringier ISBN-13: 978-3-905701-48-7, ISBN: 3-905701-48-0
"Since 1967 the American conceptualist Robert Barry has taken his work to the limits of immateriality and invisibility, creating installations with wire and nylon thread, performing actions with inert gasses and radioactive materials and going on to work with acoustic frequencies, sounds and language. This volume documents a recent site-specific work."
"Language: English, italian - 128 pages - color illustrations - Catalogo dedicato a Mario Airò, artista dello spazio, fisico e mentale, che con le sue opere plasma l'aria attraverso il suono e la racchiude costruendo architetture. Il volume illustra in modo esaustivo, con immagini e testi, la personalità artistica di Airò e documenta anche l'opera creata per la mostra del 2001 alla GAM di Torino, ispirata al "De vita coelitus comparanda" ..."
"For this pleasingly compact introduction to the wilder shores of contemporary European and American art, the BSI Art Collection in Geneva invited several writers, critics, artists and scientists--including Luca Cerizza, Joachim Koester, Helen Mirra and Hans Ulrich Obrist--to write responses to the works of artists held in its collection. The results, which range from the essayistic to outright fiction, make Maps and Legends an excellent ..."
"Tony Cragg represented Britain at the 1988 Venice Biennale and took the next year's Turner Prize. He has had major solo shows at the Tate, Corcoran and Centre Georges Pompidou. This monograph on a series of site-specific commissions considers the notions of public collections versus private, and the relationship between artist and patron."
"Kings laughing, manga characters blushing, old men and women holding animal horns, geese and wild sheep posing for a camera, a well-known Italian comedian who strips completely naked, a dog at the brink of death, deep holes dug into the ..."
"Art galleries have been, and continue to be, enormously influential in aesthetic discourse. They have launched the world's most celebrated artists and nurtured its key movements. Where would Pop Art be without Leo Castelli? The New York School without the Guggenheim Jeune? And what would Fluxus have become without Ren Block's commitment? "International Art Galleries" is a star-studded, photo-filled look at the art world's star-makers, t ..."
Alex Katz(Illustrated) Faces and Names (BSI Art Collection Chiasso) by LucaCerizza, Alex Katz Hardcover, 88 Pages, Published 2008 by Jrp|Ringier ISBN-13: 978-3-905770-79-7, ISBN: 3-905770-79-2
"Alex Katz is one of the most influential American painters of the twentieth century. Though he perversely pursued figurative work in the era of Abstract Expressionism, the influence of his stylized portraits of New York's artworld demimonde, as well as his unmistakable Maine landscapes, can now be seen in the work of countless younger artists. This concise and affordable publication, which showcases Katz's work from the Banca della Sviz ..."
"Daniel Roth (b. 1969) has recently enjoyed critical acclaim for installations documenting the discovery of fantastic events or phenomena. His observations in the role of detective and archaeologist connect seemingly unrelated details, revealing (and creating) hidden relationships. This monograph covering a commission from BSI (Banca della Svizzera Italiana) includes preparatory material, documentation and essays."