Dawn of a nation : from Guttuso to Fontana and Schifano /

An extraordinary journey through art, politics, and society, with works by artists such as Renato Guttuso, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Mario Schifano, Mario Merz, and Michelangelo Pistoletto, recounting and reflecting on the contrasts, transformations and new artistic trends in Italy between the e...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Nascita di una nazione.
Other Authors:	Barbero, Luca Massimo, 1963- (Editor), Kerr, David, 1950- (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; translated from the Italian.
Published:	[Venice] : Marsilio, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Art, Italian > 20th century > Exhibitions. National characteristics, Italian > Exhibitions. Nationalism and art > Italy > History > 20th century > Exhibitions. Nationalism in art > Exhibitions. Art and society > Italy > 20th century > Exhibitions. Art and society. Art, Italian. National characteristics, Italian. Nationalism and art. Nationalism in art. Italy. 1900-1999 Essays. Exhibition catalogs. History.

Table of Contents:

Dawn of a Nation: from the Second Post-War Period to 1968 / Luca Massimo Barbero
Hopes and Conflicts of a "Miracle" / Guido Crainz
Realism in Italian Art in the 1940s and '50s / Sileno Salvagnini
The Postwar Era: a New Risorgimento / Luca Massimo Barbero
The Monochrome as Space of Freedom / Luca Massimo Barbero and Francesca Pola
Contemporary Art on Television: the RAI Screen from "Abstract Space" to "Iconic Space" / Chiara Mari
Self-Portrait in the Present Tense, Across Generations. New Identities of Italian Art / Francesca Pola.