Doriana Comerlati Books

Enzo Cucchi was a key member of the Italian transavanguardia movement in the eighties which was part of a larger neo-expressionist trend. This catalog celebrates the work of a man who is among the most recognizable Italian artists on the contemporary scene. Collected here are over 100 paintings and drawings from the late seventies to today and held in major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim in New York, the Beaubourg in Paris, the Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst in Humlebæk, and the Stedelijk in Amsterdam (among many others). They offer a highly detailed overview of Cucchi from his official debut on the international art scene onwards, allowing an appreciation of the extraordinary variety and richness of his work.

Wilhelm Goetz era el director del coro infantil en la parroquia de una pequeña localidad francesa. Hasta que su cuerpo inerte es hallado en la iglesia en la que impartía sus enseñanzas. Las primeras pesquisas policiales revelan una anomalía: el aparato auditivo de Goetz ha sido perforado. El dolor sufrido ha sido tan intenso que su corazón ha dejado de latir por una insuficiencia cardíaca. Los agentes Karkan, un comandante retirado, y Volodine, un policía experimentado con problemas de drogas, relacionan este caso con las recientes desapariciones de niños cantores en la región. Sin embargo, la única prueba real que tienen es la huella infantil que hallaron junto al cadáver de Goetz.

An international best-seller, Artemisia is based on the passionate story of one of the Western world's first significant female artists. Born to the artist Orazio Gentileschi at the beginning of the 1600s, when artists were the celebrities of the day, Artemisia was apprenticed to her father at an early age, showing such remarkable talent that he viewed her as the most precious thing in his life. But at the age of seventeen Artemisia was raped by her father's best friend and partner. The Gentileschi name was dragged through scandal, for Artemisia refused, even when tortured, to deny it happened. Indeed, she went further: she dared to plead her case in court. All of Rome was riveted by the trial. Artemisia won the case, but lost the love of her father and of all of Rome. Artemisia sought revenge through her art, portraying women liberating their fellow citizens from tyrants. Her stunning works took Rome by storm, overturning the prejudices of her time and winning the admiration of patrons, courtesans, and monarchs. Lapierre brings the historical Artemisia Gentileschi to vivid life, capturing the sights, sounds, and smells of Baroque Italy as well as the life of this remarkable woman.

Roma, anno 1611. La giovane pittrice Artemisia si batte furiosamente per imporre il suo talento. L'avversario più temibile che le si para di fronte altri non è che il padre, il grande pittore Orazio Gentileschi. Artemisia è il dramma di una passione folle, della tenerezza e dell'odio di due creature incatenate dai legami di sangue. Ma soprattutto è l'avventura di una delle prime pittrici della storia, una donna che infranse tutte le norme per conquistare la gloria e la libertà.

Engl. Übers.: Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Villa Favorita : guidebook. - Betr. u. a. Werke von Ferdinand Hodler und Johannes Itten.