Pietas / Jan Fabre ; [texts, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Katerina Koskina].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Fabre, Jan, 1958-

Contributor:

Di Pietrantonio, Giacinto.

Koskina, Katerina.

Conference Name:

Biennale di Venezia (54th : 2011 : Venice, Italy)

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Fabre, Jan, 1958---Exhibitions.

Fabre, Jan.

Fabre, Jan, 1958-.

Pietà--Exhibitions.

Pietà.

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Pietà.

Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Pietas Jan Fabre

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Linda and Guy Pieters, [2011]

Language Note:

In English and Italian.

Summary:

Organised to coincide with the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, the exhibition will feature five large marble sculptures by the Flemish artist, including an unprecedented reinterpretation of Michelangelo's Pietà. From 1st June till 16th October 2011, during the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, the Nuova Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia (Sestiere Cannaregio 3599) will host the latest exhibition of the works of Jan Fabre (Antwerp, 1958), entitled PIETAS. Curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio and by Katerina Koskina and promoted by the GAMeC - Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bergamo, by the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, and by the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, the exhibition will present five large sculptures in pure marble and Carrara statue marble by the Flemish artist--from Press Release.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Pietas Jan Fabre, Venice Biennial 2011, 54th International Art Exhibition, Nuova Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia, June 1-Oct. 16, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789076831121

9076831122

OCLC:

758732378