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Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan Lynne Cooke

Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan By Lynne Cooke

Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan by Lynne Cooke


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Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) was one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century. This title brings together international critics and curators, examining various aspects of Boetti's achievements, and explaining why he remains both influential and inspiring decades after his death.

Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan Summary

Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan by Lynne Cooke

Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) was one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century. Originally associated with the Arte Povera group in Turin, in the 1960s he made works using materials sourced in hardware stores, shifting by 1970 to create art using drawing, Biro pens, newspaper images and artist's books. Based in Rome, he travelled constantly to distant destinations including Guatemala, Ethiopia, Japan, and, most frequently, Kabul, in Afghanistan. It was in Kabul that he set up a hotel and commissioned artisans to create embroideries, most famously his 'mappe', intricate maps of the world coloured according to political affiliation. Boetti's work is always poetic and playful, and he enjoyed creating different kinds of games involving time patterns and numeric sequences. At the same time he remained in touch with and inspired by the world around him, responsive to the complex political shifts that took place during the 1970s and '80s. Published on the occasion of a major touring exhibition, this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated overview brings together leading international critics and curators, each examining a different aspect of Boetti's achievements, together helping to explain why he remains both influential and inspiring nearly two decades after his death.

About Lynne Cooke

Lynne Cooke is Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid. Mark Godfrey is Curator at Tate Modern. Christian Rattemeyer is Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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GOR009095328
9781849760089
184976008X
Alighiero Boetti:Game Plan by Lynne Cooke
Used - Like New
Hardback
Tate Publishing
20120501
224
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