“Yes, I dream of a better world. Should I dream of a worse?” Otto Piene, 1961
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Otto Piene
Wege zum Paradies. Paths to Paradise
Otto Piene (1928−2014) aimed high with his art: to shape a more peaceful, and sustainable world. His expansive view explored new media and projected aesthetic forms and experiences into new spatial realms. This volume presents new scholarship on the development of his imaginative approaches to interlace art, science, and nature and uncover strategies of coping in an increasingly uncertain world.
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In the spirit of Piene’s transatlantic career, this richly illustrated book features essays by emerging and established art historians and curators from the U.S. and Europe. Shedding light on the life-affirming vision Piene developed in the wake of World War II, these texts consider the ambition of his work in a range of media and contexts - television, kinetic sculpture, drawing, painting, performance - that incorporates the ephemeral through its atmospheric effects and shared social experiences.
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Der reich illustrierte Band zeichnet Pienes Vision anhand seiner wichtigsten Projekte und Werkserien aus seiner Zeit in Deutschland und den USA nach. // This richly illustrated volume traces Piene's vision based on his most important projects and series of works from his time in Germany and the USA
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Ein faszinierender Katalog, der einen tiefen Einblick in das visionäre Werk dieses Künstlers bietet. Reich illustriert und mit fundierten Essays versehen. // A fascinating catalog that offers a deep insight into the visionary work of this artist. Richly illustrated and with in-depth essays.
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Ed. Museum Tinguely
Managing Editor: Lauren Hanson
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Contributions by M. Hale, L. Hanson, B. Könches, S. B. Reimann and Tina Rivers Ryan with text by Otto Piene
Text: English / German288 pages, 296 colour illustrations
23 x 29 cm, 9 x 11 1/2 in., hardcover with translucent dust jacket
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4253-2
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Keywords
20th century, ZERO, sculpture, film, performance, contemporary art, painting
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