Author: Manzoni, Piero; Jan Leering & Udo Kultermann.
Title: Manzoni : [Solotentoonstelling van 26-09-69 tot 09-11-69].
Description: With preface by Jan Leering. Texts by Udo Kultermann & Piero Manzoni. [Eindhoven] : [Van Abbemuseum], [1969]. Orig. boards covered with white synthetic fiber. Stapled. 20 pp. Illustrations (b/w). Text in Dutch & Italian. 25x23 cm. Very good copy, some (light) browning inside. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Cover design references to Manzoni's Achrome works. Special designed catalogue of the first (posthumous) solo-exhibition of Piero Manzoni (1933-1963) in the Netherlands, with a list of group exhibitions, bibliography and a list of displayed works. From the press release of the Van Abbemuseum (translated from the Dutch) : Piero Manzoni (1933 - 1963). About 80 works by the Italian zero artist Piero Manzoni, who died young, are exhibited in the Stedelijk van Abbeguseum . The intention is to provide an overview of his work and an insight into his ideas and activities, which are influenced by certain developments in current art (On loose screws, Amsterdam (Stedelijk Museum), When attitudes become form, live in your head, Bern (Kunsthalle) appear to be current again. His early work still shows figurative elements. In 1957 Manzoni made his first 'achrome', monochrome white canvases composed of rags, plaster, porous clay, glue and similar materials. Later he also used other (white) materials such as cotton wool, feathers, white-painted bread rolls, etc. After his 'achrome' , the idea (concept) became increasingly important in his activities, the visual affect less and less. This is how he made his lines of varying lengths that are kept in sealed boxes. Perhaps to make the dynamic factor of time concrete? His ideas were piling up faster than they were realized. The meaning of Manzoni lies mainly in his mentality which is somewhat evident from his words: I have always regarded painting more as a moral obligation than as a matter of material objects. At the opening (Friday, September 26 at 8:15 p.m.) Mr. Henk Peeters will give an introduction; A film about Manzoni will also be shown. The intention is to show this film every Sunday afternoon. The Manzoni exhibition will be on display untill November 9, 1969 ISBN .

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