Jannis Kounellis was one of the cofounders of Arte Povera in Italy in the 1960s. His work combines apparently contradictory substances, forms, and principles to explore themes involving the basic principles of life: heat and distance, transience and endurance, creation and decay. There is no hierarchy among materials in his art: coffee, coal, oil lamps, steel plates, gas flames, shoes, and fabric all play equally important roles in his installations. This monograph covers every period of Kounellis' career -- from early ...
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Jannis Kounellis was one of the cofounders of Arte Povera in Italy in the 1960s. His work combines apparently contradictory substances, forms, and principles to explore themes involving the basic principles of life: heat and distance, transience and endurance, creation and decay. There is no hierarchy among materials in his art: coffee, coal, oil lamps, steel plates, gas flames, shoes, and fabric all play equally important roles in his installations. This monograph covers every period of Kounellis' career -- from early pictures with numbers and letters, to creations using coal and fire, to his works of the 1990s.
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Very good. Cologne: OktagonVerlag, 1997. Grey and white card covers with black title. A3 size large format. 47 pages. Text in German. Appears unread. Binding firm. Covers and pages clean with images and text bright. No markings. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Ex-library. Withdrawn stamp, library slip & bar code on front end paper & library stamp on bottom edge & top edge otherwise a clean reading copy in library binding/ no dust jacket. 111 pages, illustrated.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, 76 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, most minor rubbing to the boards, minor soil or rubbing to the dust jacket. Text in Italian and English.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
