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Jonathan Monk
Alastair Sooke
Mirta D'Argenzio
Luca Cerizza
Lisson Gallery (London, England)
其他書名
Jonathan Monk
出版
Lisson Gallery
, 2013
主題
Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Art / European
ISBN
0947830405
9780947830403
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VTgBnwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
For his Lisson Gallery Milan exhibition, Monk turns his gaze to Graeco-Roman art. Inspired by the Italian setting for the show, he has had his own head painstakingly sculpted and cast in Jesmonite polished to resemble marble. Five identical, fractionally larger than life-size busts have been created. With stylised hair and an imperious gaze, they resemble the idealised portrait statuary of ancient Rome. Each bust is placed on a high plinth and stares down at the spectator. The figure of the artist appears exalted but this is not a simple exercise in egoism. In order for the works to be completed, Monk invited different artists from the Arte Povera generation to break his nose. Kounellis, Calzolari, Prini and Zorio all agreed to deface a bust. Published on the occasion of Jonathan Monk: Senza Titolo, at Lisson Gallery Milan, May 23 - July 19 2013. English and Italian text.