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Radical : Italian design 1965-1985 : the Dennis Freedman collection / Cindi Strauss ; with an essay by Germano Celant and contributions by Marissa S. Hershon, Sarah Horne, and J. Taylor Kubala.

Fine Arts Library NK1452.A1 R33 2020
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organizer, host institution.
Standardized Title:
Radical (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Design--Italy--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Design.
Design--Private collections.
Radical architecture.
Italy.
History.
Radical architecture--Italy--Exhibitions.
Design--Private collections--United States--Exhibitions.
Freedman, Dennis--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Freedman, Dennis.
Art--Private collections.
United States.
Genre:
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Physical Description:
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Place of Publication:
[Houston] : The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Summary:
"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection Examines Italian Radical design, including the movement's political and social roots and challenge to Modernism, from 1965 to 1985 through nearly 70 objects and architectural models, seven interviews with Radical designers and architects, and an essay by Germano Celant, the acclaimed author and curator who coined the term "Radical design.""-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword / by Gary Tinterow
Acknowledgments / by Cindi Strauss
Interview with Dennis Freedman
Introduction / by Cindi Strauss
Italian Design : From Pop to Radical / by Germano Celant
Italian Radical Design in the United States : Exposure, Availability, and Legacy / by Cindi Strauss
Interview with Franco and Nanà Audrito, Studio65
Interview with Lapo Binazzi, UFO
Interview with Andrea Branzi
Interview with Alessandro Guerriero
Interview with Ugo La Pietra
Interview with Alessandro Mendini
Interview with Franco Raggi.
Notes:
"This book accompanies the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection, presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9 through April 26, 2020."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains:
Celant, Germano. Italian design.
Strauss, Cindi. Italian radical design in the United States.
ISBN:
9780300247497
0300247494
OCLC:
1090424799

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