Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region in the north-east of Italy, bordered by Austria and Yugoslavia, and dotted with vineyards, seaside resorts, Gothic duomos, Romanesque towns, grottoes, contemporary art, and Roman ruins. Many of these elements in the landscape have been around for hundreds of years, but one has not: contemporary art. Yet throughout this region works by Marina Abramovic, John Armleder, John Baldessari, Mike Bidlo, Louise Bourgeois, Paul McCarthy, Enzo Cucchi, Jenny Holzer, Tom Sachs, Andres Serrano, and ...
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Friuli Venezia Giulia is a region in the north-east of Italy, bordered by Austria and Yugoslavia, and dotted with vineyards, seaside resorts, Gothic duomos, Romanesque towns, grottoes, contemporary art, and Roman ruins. Many of these elements in the landscape have been around for hundreds of years, but one has not: contemporary art. Yet throughout this region works by Marina Abramovic, John Armleder, John Baldessari, Mike Bidlo, Louise Bourgeois, Paul McCarthy, Enzo Cucchi, Jenny Holzer, Tom Sachs, Andres Serrano, and Lawrence Weiner amongst others have occupied castles, squares, gardens, churches, landmark buildings, basements, and kitchens. The result is a subtly transformed landscape worth visiting, be it in reproduction or in Italy. The book itself is a fantastic object, realized with a semi-flexible plastic cover, held together by screws, and filled with an array of gadgets.
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Add this copy of Pulcherrimae Strade: Contemporary Art in Historical to cart. $20.48, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Charta.
Add this copy of Pulcherrimae Strade: Contemporary Art in Historical to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by Exquisite Corpse Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Charta, Milan.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. 280 pp., many illustrations over one hundred in color. Text is in Italian and English. Thick frosted plastic cover with metal fixtures. Photography by Franco Fontana. Scoprire arte viaggiando attraverso castelli, piazze, chiese, edifici storici, cantine e cucine del Friuli Venezia Giula / Discovering art by traveling among castles, squares, churches, historical buildings, wine cellars & cuisines of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Artists included: Marina Abramovic, John Armleder, John Baldessari, Mike Bidlo, Louise Bourgeois, Paul McCarthy, Enzo Cucchi, Jenny Holzer, Tom Sachs, Andres Serrano, and Lawrence Weiner.
Add this copy of Pulcherrimae Strade: Contemporary Art in Historical to cart. $134.42, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Charta.
Add this copy of Pulcherrimae Strade: Contemporary Art in Historical to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Edizioni Charta.
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New. 8881583194. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English and Italian. 338 pp. (28 vellum and 13 foldout) with 278 ills. (112 col. ). 24 x 29 cm. --with a bonus offer--
