Jannis Kounellis : in der Neuen Nationalgalerie
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Jannis Kounellis : in der Neuen Nationalgalerie
Hatje Cantz, c2008
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Jannis Kounellis : in the Neue Nationalgalerie
Jannis Kounellis
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Exhibition catlogue
Catalog of the exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Nov. 8, 2007-Feb. 24, 2008
Text in German and English in parallel columns
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231)
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In 1969, Greek-born Jannis Kounellis famously exhibited 11 live horses at Rome's Galleria l'Attico. Kounellis, who has been living in Rome since the beginning of his career, is a pioneer of the Arte Povera movement, which originated in Italy in the mid-60s and is characterized by antiestablishment media (like street theater) and antielitist materials (like rope, rocks and discarded metal). Kounellis preferred dirt, fire, gold, burlap sacks, smoke and coffee grounds--to name a few of the substances that gradually appeared in his sculptures and installations. In 2002, Kounellis created his masterwork, "Labyrinth," a monumental installation composed of 143 eight-foot-tall vertical iron panels surrounded by a layer of coal. Viewers can walk through to encounter traces of Kounellis' past pieces: burlap sacks, an iron cot, coffee grounds. Like a trip through "Labyrinth," this comprehensive monograph contributes richly to the understanding of Kounellis' influential 40-year career.
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