|
Biography
Greek-Italian painter, sculptor and performance artist, Kounellis studied at an art college in Athens until 1956, the date of his departure for Italy. He settled in Rome and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti, where he was particularly influenced by the non-figurative painter Alberto Burri. His work is characterised by the constant concern, on one hand, with symbols of the urban mass and industrial civilisation and, on the other, with fundamental individual values. All this was clear at the shows into which he turned his exhibitions; Kounellis would "sing" the numbers and letters painted on the canvases. In 1967, he became involved with Arte Povera and his works basically consisted of the superimposing of objects, materials and actions culturally and physically opposed to each other. In 1972 and 1982, he took part in "documenta" 5 and 7, respectively, in Kassel. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, with highlights being those held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (1990) and at the Kunsthalle Hamburg (1995).
Exhibitions
Jannis Kounellis Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), USA 18-10-1986 ~ 04-01-1967
Arte Povera 1971 Und 20 Jahre Danach Kunstverein (Munchen), Germany 26-04-1991 ~ 23-06-1991
Passions privees Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France 19-12-1995 ~ 24-03-1996
Kounellis Museo Nacional, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Spain 19-11-1996 ~ 19-02-1997
Jannis Kounellis Gallery Gian Enzo Sperone, Italy 01-01-1971 ~ 31-12-1971
Jannis Kounellis - Arbeitien von 1958 bis 1985 Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Germany 27-02-1985 ~ 07-04-1985
Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 15-10-2005 ~ 31-12-2005
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 09-09-2007
Observers Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
Bibliography
Arte Povera 1971 Und 20 Jahre Danach, 1991 Published by Kunstverein
Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection , 2005 Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas
Christie's, Contemporary Art (Part II), 1993 Published by Christie's
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Jannis Kounellis, 1986 Published by Museum of Contemporary Art
Jannis Kounellis – Arbeitein von 1958 bis 1985, 1985 Published by Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus
Kounellis, 1991
Kounellis, 1996 Published by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Paolot Mussat Sartor, Fotografo 1968-1978, 1979 Published by Arte e Artisti in Italia, Milan
Passions Privees, 1995 Published by Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
|
|