Curated by Virgil Marti from the Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Text by Ingrid Schaffner, Lia Gangitano, Thomas Devaney, Joseph Rishel, Claudia Gould.
Philadelphia is home to two major art institutions, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art. Philadelphia artist Virgil Marti (born 1962) recently curated a show for the ICA of objects chosen from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection; Set Pieces brings these objects together, shedding light both on the Museum’s outstanding collection of objects and on the roots of Marti’s own opulent, design-based aesthetic. Texts by I.C.A. Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner, Philadelphia Museum curator Joseph Risehl, gallerist Lia Gangitano (Participant Inc.) and Philadelphia-based poet Thomas Devaney round out the volume.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 6 x 8 in. / 64 pgs / 40 color / 20 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $20.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $27.95 GBP £17.50 ISBN: 9780884541196 PUBLISHER: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania AVAILABLE: 9/30/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Set Pieces Curated by Virgil Marti from the Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Published by Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Text by Ingrid Schaffner, Lia Gangitano, Thomas Devaney, Joseph Rishel, Claudia Gould.
Philadelphia is home to two major art institutions, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art. Philadelphia artist Virgil Marti (born 1962) recently curated a show for the ICA of objects chosen from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection; Set Pieces brings these objects together, shedding light both on the Museum’s outstanding collection of objects and on the roots of Marti’s own opulent, design-based aesthetic. Texts by I.C.A. Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner, Philadelphia Museum curator Joseph Risehl, gallerist Lia Gangitano (Participant Inc.) and Philadelphia-based poet Thomas Devaney round out the volume.
