Ugo Rondinone (Bilingual edition)

Juliette Singer

ISBN 10: 3775756426 / ISBN 13: 9783775756426

Published by Hatje Cantz, DE, 2023

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You Got to Burn to Shine Ugo Rondinone's 2022 exhibition 'the water is a poem unwritten by the air / no. the earth is a poem unwritten by the fire' at the Petit Palais in Paris explores the theme of transformation. Ugo Rondinone presents three ensembles of sculptures and a monumental video installation. Earth, sky, air, water and fire are invoked in the fullness of their spiritual dimension. Under the museum's painted ceilings, the first ensemble welcomes visitors in a farandole of suspended bodies painted in a clouded sky camouflage, underlining the ephemeral melding of air and water. A second ensemble is composed of seated sculptures of dancers at rest made from a blend of wax and earth collected from seven continents. The centerpiece artwork titled burn to shine, is a film installation presented in a monumental charred wood cylinder. The artwork depicts bodies coming together throughout movement, with dancers and musicians gathered around a fire in the desert from sunset to sunrise. In echo with John Giorno's poem titled You Got To Burn To Shine. This catalogue is a unique document of the dialogue between Rondinone's works confronted with the museum's architecture and its collections.

Seller Inventory # LU-9783775756426

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ugo Rondinone (Bilingual edition)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz, DE
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775756426
• ISBN 13: 9783775756426
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 24.9W x 1.7H x 31.6D centimeters 24.9 centimeters width by 1.7 centimeters height by 31.6 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1100 grams

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Synopsis

Human bodies synchronize with natural elements in this three-part multimedia exhibition

Comprising two sculptural works and a monumental video installation, Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s (born 1964) exhibition at the Petit Palais invoked the spiritual qualities of earth, air, water and fire. This catalog documents the dialogue between Rondinone’s works and the museum’s architectural history.