Silvana editoriale jun 2022 (7 résultats)

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Artists respond to the storied history of a Munich exhibition spaceThis catalog chronicles three exhibitions at BNKR, Munich--a WWII air-raid bunker turned internment camp turned exhibition space. The artworks exhibited relate to architecture and deception, confinement or transformation. Artists include Hans Op de Beeck, Bettina Pousttchi, Gregor Sailer and others.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A scenic introduction to the new Ducati Multistrada V4 motorbikePut the new Ducati Multistrada V4 through its paces across 1,800 miles of some of the most beautiful parts of Italy with this breathtaking book. Documented in thrilling color images, this new feat of engineering travels through the costal roads of Sardinia, the rocky dirt paths around perilous craters in Sicily and the snow-capped peaks of Abruzzo.Alongside the scenery, the engineers of the Multistrada walk us through the innovations built into this marvelous machine, such as its first-of-its-kind front and rear radar system. Speed and control, power and balance--the result of an ambitious project that marks a turning point not only for Ducati but for the entire motorcycle industry--merge with the natural surroundings for the kind of trip that has only one destination in mind: the road itself.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Dior as designer, collector and art dealer: a panoramic exploration of the legendary designer's worldThis volume features around 120 haute couture designs by Christian Dior from the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the House of Dior--including archival runway prototype and custom garments--showcased alongside fashion photography, film stills, vintage perfume, cosmetics and original sketches, Dior's furniture and other decorative pieces that demonstrate the designer's passion for collecting and his time as an art dealer.The items reproduced here thus offer an overview of Dior's life and character, as well as his haute couture creations since 1947, always the epitome of modern elegance, with the selection taking as its unifying thread the fabric of dreams and the passing on of an aesthetic vision.Christian Dior was born in Granville, a seaside town on the coast of Normandy, France, in 1904. While his family had hoped that he would become a diplomat, Dior preferred art. His preternatural talent resulted in him being hired by Robert Piquet in 1937, and he subsequently worked alongside Pierre Balmain and Lucien Lelong. Dior was an instant sensation after the Second World War. His designs, which asserted femininity, were a strong rebuke to the utilitarian, unisex clothing of wartime Europe, and came to symbolize the 'New Look.' Since his untimely death in 1957, an exceptional series of creative directors have imprinted their own style upon the iconic brand.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Alpine and architectural depictions from the revered Italian photographerThis book covers the last 20 years of work by the leading Italian photographer Walter Niedermayr (born 1952). In the recurring themes of his work, such as Alpine landscapes, architecture and the relationship between public and private spaces, the artist's interest in the geographical and the social is highlighted.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Sketches for furniture and more from a protagonist of postwar Italian designThroughout his long career, most of it spent working with furniture company Molteni & C, the Italian designer Luca Meda's (1936-98) preferred designing tool was the pencil. This volume collects Meda's designs of chairs, bookcases, sofas and more, alongside images of the finished products.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - On the 'Baroque Minimalism' of an acclaimed heir to Arte PoveraThis volume explores 30 years of multimedia works from New York- and Rome-based Italian artist Paolo Canevari (born 1963) through a selection of sculptures, drawings and installations ranging from earlier pieces influenced by Arte Povera to rubber pieces made during the 1990s. Using a variety of materials and mediums, Canevari forges a vocabulary he defines as 'Baroque Minimalism.'Celebrating the artist's first retrospective exhibition in the UK, held at the Cardi Gallery, London, the book includes his most recent Paesaggio and Constellation series, part of the ongoing project Monuments of the Memory. It is enriched by a commissioned essay by Robert Storr, a short story by Andrea Camilleri, and two interviews with the artist, one led by Shirin Neshat and the other by Robert Storr and Francesca Pietropaolo.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - On the small-format works of a pioneer of the shaped canvasIn 1959, Italian artist Agostino Bonalumi (1935-2013) began to create a new kind of sculptural painting, positioning wooden or steel elements behind the canvas to create protrusions, folds and other shapes. This catalog collects Bonalumi's smaller-format works in this style, a scale that allowed him to experiment with shape and material. …