THE PLACE, A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Suggested readings
In this page you may find readings that can potentially be helpful to enhance the interpretation of the collection and of its pieces.
In most cases we have reported the original version
of the suggested readings.
Title : Vortex of silence: art criticism beyond aesthetic categories.
Author : Doris von Drathen
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : an innovative approach to art criticism that goes above and beyond aesthetic categories and against art colonization.
Author : Doris von Drathen
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : an innovative approach to art criticism that goes above and beyond aesthetic categories and against art colonization.
Title : Le parti pris des choses.
Author : Francis Ponge
Year of publication : 1942
Comment : about the beauty and the alternative meanings of every-day objects.
Author : Francis Ponge
Year of publication : 1942
Comment : about the beauty and the alternative meanings of every-day objects.
Title : Into the wild
Author : Jon Krakauer
Year of publication: 1996
Comment : " Happiness is real only when shared " .
Author : Jon Krakauer
Year of publication: 1996
Comment : " Happiness is real only when shared " .
Title : Writings on art
Author : Mark Rothko
Year of publication : 2006
Comment : about 100 texts written by the artist from 1934 up to 1969.
Author : Mark Rothko
Year of publication : 2006
Comment : about 100 texts written by the artist from 1934 up to 1969.
Title : Letters to a young poet
Author : Rainer Maria Rilke
Year of publication : 1929
Comment : " ....if your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it ; blame yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call for its riches...." .
Author : Rainer Maria Rilke
Year of publication : 1929
Comment : " ....if your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it ; blame yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call for its riches...." .
Title : Memories of a collector
Author : Giuseppe Panza
Year of publication : 2008
Comment : a beautiful book written by Mr. Panza, who describes his life, time, and culture, going through his passion and competence for art .
Author : Giuseppe Panza
Year of publication : 2008
Comment : a beautiful book written by Mr. Panza, who describes his life, time, and culture, going through his passion and competence for art .
Title : Wabi-Sabi for artists, designers, poets & philosophers
Author : Leonard Koren
Year of publication : 2008
Comment : about the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Author : Leonard Koren
Year of publication : 2008
Comment : about the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Title : The book of disquiet
Author : Fernando Pessoa
Year of publication : 1982
Comment : " ...What we see isn't what we see but what we are " .
Author : Fernando Pessoa
Year of publication : 1982
Comment : " ...What we see isn't what we see but what we are " .
Title : Junkspace
Author : Rem Koolhaas
Year of publication : 2006
Comment : Junkspace is what remains after modernization has run its course or, more precisely, what coagulates while modernization is in progress, its fallout.
Author : Rem Koolhaas
Year of publication : 2006
Comment : Junkspace is what remains after modernization has run its course or, more precisely, what coagulates while modernization is in progress, its fallout.
Title : L' hiver de la culture
Author : Jean Clair
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : An original perspective on the art of today, its expression and presentation. It is a text inviting the reader to meditate on the current art environment......
Author : Jean Clair
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : An original perspective on the art of today, its expression and presentation. It is a text inviting the reader to meditate on the current art environment......
Title : Autocritique : essays on art and anti-art, 1963-1987
Author : Barbara Rose
Year of publication : 1988
Comment : It is a collection of essays written over almost 25 years of observing new directions in modern art. Recommended for those who wish to read an alternative view on art development in modern times.....
Author : Barbara Rose
Year of publication : 1988
Comment : It is a collection of essays written over almost 25 years of observing new directions in modern art. Recommended for those who wish to read an alternative view on art development in modern times.....
Title : Six years : dematerialization of the art object
Author : Lucy R. Lippard
Year of publication : 1973
Comment : A remarkable text on conceptual art, its development as well as its background and implications on the art world.
Author : Lucy R. Lippard
Year of publication : 1973
Comment : A remarkable text on conceptual art, its development as well as its background and implications on the art world.
Title : Reimagining space ( the Park Place group in 1960s New York )
Author : Linda Dalrymple Henderson
Year of publication : 2009
Comment : An instructive reading on art development in New York during the sixties of the last century, with a particular focus on those artists redefining the concept of interaction between artworks and space .
Author : Linda Dalrymple Henderson
Year of publication : 2009
Comment : An instructive reading on art development in New York during the sixties of the last century, with a particular focus on those artists redefining the concept of interaction between artworks and space .
Title : In terms of painting
Authors : Eva Ehninger and Antje Krause-Wahl
Year of publication : 2016
Comment : This book reports on the role of painting in the USA in the time-period ranging between 1965 and 1975, a time during which postmodernism and anti-formalism took place.
Authors : Eva Ehninger and Antje Krause-Wahl
Year of publication : 2016
Comment : This book reports on the role of painting in the USA in the time-period ranging between 1965 and 1975, a time during which postmodernism and anti-formalism took place.
Title : A minimal future ? : Art as object 1958-1968
Authors: Ann Goldstein and Diedrich Diederichsen
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : This book accompanied a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles focusing on Minimalism, which challenged traditional ideas about art making and the art object.
Authors: Ann Goldstein and Diedrich Diederichsen
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : This book accompanied a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles focusing on Minimalism, which challenged traditional ideas about art making and the art object.
Title : It happened at Pomona : art at the edge of Los Angeles 1969-1973
Authors : Rebecca McGrew, Glenn Phillips and Marie Shurkus
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : An interesting book describing relevant events taking place at the Pomona College Museum of Art, creating a connection between postminimalism, Light and Space art, conceptual art, and photography, and eventually contributing to create a link in artistic developments between Los Angeles and New York.
Authors : Rebecca McGrew, Glenn Phillips and Marie Shurkus
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : An interesting book describing relevant events taking place at the Pomona College Museum of Art, creating a connection between postminimalism, Light and Space art, conceptual art, and photography, and eventually contributing to create a link in artistic developments between Los Angeles and New York.
Title : Chromophobia
Author : David Batchelor
Year of publication : 2000
Comment : Interesting considerations about colours from an artist who has largely contributed to the field of colour in art.
Author : David Batchelor
Year of publication : 2000
Comment : Interesting considerations about colours from an artist who has largely contributed to the field of colour in art.
Title : Ford Beckman : selected paintings 1987-1995
Author : Galerie Ribbentrop
Year of publication : 1995
Comment : A comprehensive set of images of paintings, with corresponding descriptions, created by Ford Beckman.
Author : Galerie Ribbentrop
Year of publication : 1995
Comment : A comprehensive set of images of paintings, with corresponding descriptions, created by Ford Beckman.
Title : Inéditos 2018
Author : La Casa Encendida
Year of publication : 2018
Comment : An innovative exhibition coordinated by three young curators, held in Madrid, presenting among others the work of Ludovica Carbotta
Author : La Casa Encendida
Year of publication : 2018
Comment : An innovative exhibition coordinated by three young curators, held in Madrid, presenting among others the work of Ludovica Carbotta
Title : I have longed to move away : Lawrence Carroll. Works 1985-2017
Author : Gianna A. Mina
Year of publication : 2019
Comment : A catalogue accompaning the monographic exhibition by Lawrence Carroll at the Museo Vincenzo Vela in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
Author : Gianna A. Mina
Year of publication : 2019
Comment : A catalogue accompaning the monographic exhibition by Lawrence Carroll at the Museo Vincenzo Vela in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
Title : The lasting. L'intervallo e la durata
Author : Saretto Cincinelli
Year of publication : 2016
Comment : A catalogue reporting on the exhibition which took place in Rome at the Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna, presenting among the others the work of Giulia Cenci and Tatiana Trouvé.
Author : Saretto Cincinelli
Year of publication : 2016
Comment : A catalogue reporting on the exhibition which took place in Rome at the Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna, presenting among the others the work of Giulia Cenci and Tatiana Trouvé.
Title : Max Cole
Authors : Reinhard Ermen, Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, Laura Mattioli Rossi, Richard Vine
Year of publication : 2001
Comment : A comprehensive text describing the art of Max Cole and reporting images of the artist iconical paitings.
Authors : Reinhard Ermen, Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, Laura Mattioli Rossi, Richard Vine
Year of publication : 2001
Comment : A comprehensive text describing the art of Max Cole and reporting images of the artist iconical paitings.
Title : Froooom O tooo O
Author : Ode de Kort
Year of publication : 2017
Comment : An artist book where the art of Ode de Kort can be admired .
Author : Ode de Kort
Year of publication : 2017
Comment : An artist book where the art of Ode de Kort can be admired .
Title : Pensare per immagini
Authors : Francesca Fabiani, Laura Gasparini, Giuliano Sergio
Year of publication : 2014
Comment : An important piece of work to know and appreciate the work of Luigi Ghirri, accompanied by more than 300 images reproducing some of Luigi Ghirri's photographies .
Authors : Francesca Fabiani, Laura Gasparini, Giuliano Sergio
Year of publication : 2014
Comment : An important piece of work to know and appreciate the work of Luigi Ghirri, accompanied by more than 300 images reproducing some of Luigi Ghirri's photographies .
Title : Laura Grisi
Author : Germano Celant
Year of publication : 1990
Comment : A relevant book to come in contact with the work of Laura Grisi. Accompanied by an extended interview to the artist prefacing 255 plates .
Author : Germano Celant
Year of publication : 1990
Comment : A relevant book to come in contact with the work of Laura Grisi. Accompanied by an extended interview to the artist prefacing 255 plates .
Title : Marcia Hafif. The inventory : painting
Authors : Jane McFadden and Michael Ned Holte
Year of publication : 2015
Comment : A key-reading to come in contact and understand Marcia Hafif's art as well as the artist's interaction with colours.
Authors : Jane McFadden and Michael Ned Holte
Year of publication : 2015
Comment : A key-reading to come in contact and understand Marcia Hafif's art as well as the artist's interaction with colours.
Title : Marcia Hafif. A place apart
Authors: Nidhi Gandhi, Marcia Hafif, Rebecca McGrew
Year of publication : 2018
Comment : About the first exhibition of Marcia Hafif at the Pomona College Museum of Art. Excellent opportunity to explore Marcia Hafif's work in a wide range of media.
Authors: Nidhi Gandhi, Marcia Hafif, Rebecca McGrew
Year of publication : 2018
Comment : About the first exhibition of Marcia Hafif at the Pomona College Museum of Art. Excellent opportunity to explore Marcia Hafif's work in a wide range of media.
Title : Ola/Wave
Author : Philip Larratt-Smith
Year of publication : 2017
Comment : The catalogue of an interesting exibition held by the artist Esther Kläs in Lima, Perù .
Author : Philip Larratt-Smith
Year of publication : 2017
Comment : The catalogue of an interesting exibition held by the artist Esther Kläs in Lima, Perù .
Title : Luisa Lambri : Locations (Menil collection)
Author : Matthew Drutt
Year of publication : 2007
Comment : An interesting reading about Luisa Lambri project at the Menil Collection presenting also a selection of her previously unpublished projects .
Author : Matthew Drutt
Year of publication : 2007
Comment : An interesting reading about Luisa Lambri project at the Menil Collection presenting also a selection of her previously unpublished projects .
Title : Marco Neri : Nessun dogma
Author : Emilio Mazzoli gallery
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : A catalogue of the exhibition held in Modena-Italy, presenting iconic paintings by Marco Neri .
Author : Emilio Mazzoli gallery
Year of publication : 2004
Comment : A catalogue of the exhibition held in Modena-Italy, presenting iconic paintings by Marco Neri .
Title : Tomas Saraceno : Cloud cities air-port-city
Authors : Juliane Von Herz, Ronald Jones, Marianne Rodenstein
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : A volume presenting Saraceno's sculptures and his interest in art, architecture, physics and ecology.
Authors : Juliane Von Herz, Ronald Jones, Marianne Rodenstein
Year of publication : 2011
Comment : A volume presenting Saraceno's sculptures and his interest in art, architecture, physics and ecology.
Title : Tatiana Trouvé : I tempi doppi
Authors : Stephan Berg and Letizia Ragaglia
Year of publication : 2014
Comment : An exibition catalogue presenting the work of Tatiana Trové. It presents a comprehensive overview of both the installations and the large-format drawings .
Authors : Stephan Berg and Letizia Ragaglia
Year of publication : 2014
Comment : An exibition catalogue presenting the work of Tatiana Trové. It presents a comprehensive overview of both the installations and the large-format drawings .
Title : Ouattara
Author : Ben Michael Warren
Year of publication : 1990
Comment : A rare and interesting catalogue presenting the first years of Ouattara Watts art.
Author : Ben Michael Warren
Year of publication : 1990
Comment : A rare and interesting catalogue presenting the first years of Ouattara Watts art.
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