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Encyclopaedia of the word : artist conversations, 1968-2008 /

What is art? What is its function? What is the importance of using colour? What is the meaning of using different materials? These are just some of the questions Achille Bonito Oliva directed to 65 of the greatest and most controversial artists of our time, such as Andy Warhol and Robert Ryman.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonito Oliva, Achille
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Italian.
Published: Milano : Skira, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Art, Modern > 20th century.
Art, Modern > 21st century.
Artists > Interviews.
Bonito Oliva, Achille.
Beuys, Joseph.
Warhol, Andy, > 1928-1987.
Nauman, Bruce, > 1941-
LeWitt, Sol, > 1928-2007.
Morris, Robert, > 1931-2018.
Ryman, Robert, > 1930-2019.
Kosuth, Joseph.
Kounellis, Jannis, > 1936-2017.
Pistoletto, Michelangelo, > 1933-
Nagasawa, Hidetoshi, > 1940-
Paolini, Giulio, > 1940-
Boetti, Alighiero, > 1940-1994.
Durham, Jimmie.
Abramović, Marina.
Paladino, Mimmo, > 1948-
Kentridge, William, > 1955-
Oppenheim, Dennis, > 1938-2011.
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Summary:What is art? What is its function? What is the importance of using colour? What is the meaning of using different materials? These are just some of the questions Achille Bonito Oliva directed to 65 of the greatest and most controversial artists of our time, such as Andy Warhol and Robert Ryman.
Physical Description:414 pages, xlviii pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9788857204635
8857204634