Edited by Marianna Vecellio. Text by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Andrea Bellini, Andrea Cortellessa.
Since the early 1970s, Luigi Ontani (born 1943) has been building a corpus of works exploring ideas of the sacred and the profane, Occidental and Oriental, kitsch and high art. This volume provides an overview of his diverse activities, including his photographic portraits in which he impersonates Leonardo, Dante, Pinocchio or San Sebastian, ceramic and papier-mâché sculptures, paintings and video works.
Featured image is reproduced from Luigi Ontani: CoacerVolubilEllittico.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8 x 10.25 in. / 312 pgs / 237 color / 66 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $49.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5 GBP £30.00 ISBN: 9783037642863 PUBLISHER: JRP|Ringier AVAILABLE: 8/31/2012 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: WORLD Excl FR DE AU CH
Published by JRP|Ringier. Edited by Marianna Vecellio. Text by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Andrea Bellini, Andrea Cortellessa.
Since the early 1970s, Luigi Ontani (born 1943) has been building a corpus of works exploring ideas of the sacred and the profane, Occidental and Oriental, kitsch and high art. This volume provides an overview of his diverse activities, including his photographic portraits in which he impersonates Leonardo, Dante, Pinocchio or San Sebastian, ceramic and papier-mâché sculptures, paintings and video works.
