Papers by Maria Teresa Roberto
Between 1969 and 1970 the Arte Povera artists adopted the practice of writing in a series of work... more Between 1969 and 1970 the Arte Povera artists adopted the practice of writing in a series of works and projects related both to the linguistic and the artistic framework (statements, quotations, annotations / drawings, sculptures, performances). Tracing the perimeter of these works allows to focus on a turning point in the individual paths of these artists, who through these writing acts came to define the possibilities and meaning of their action, recovering and amplifying the forgotten bond between writing and the body, facing from different perspectives the theme of infinity, and giving birth to early examples of institutional critique. The title of this text is a paraphrase of the statement chosen by Ammann for the exhibition dedicated in 1970 to the «young Italian avant-garde» at the Kunstmuseum in Lucerne, Processi di pensiero visualizzati. The catalogue of that exhibition offers, along with those of other international shows held between Europe and the United States in the sa...
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Papers by Maria Teresa Roberto