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 Merz, Mario (1925 - 2003)
Italy

Près de la Table, 1980

Mixed Media
0 x 0 cm
Arte Povera

UID 102-375



Biography

The Italian sculptor and painter began his career in the 50s, in Turin under the influence of the then dominant Informal Art style. After, in the mid 50s, having gone through a certain crisis in his work, Merz rejected the successive reproduction of images, replacing these traditional methods with the use of objects such as bottles or waterproof cloaks. In 1967-68, with the appearance of Arte Povera in Turin, he likewise rejected the use of these objects turning to objects which he himself produced, according to his needs. Merz moved increasingly towards conceptual and dematerialised art in which the mental aspect was more important than physical support, although both were ever present in the artist's work. In the 80s, he showed a renewed interest in colour, image and manual values through which he recovered picturesque aspects. He had favoured these at the beginning of his career, and they were now revived through conceptual abstract schemes and the constant use of neon. His objects and installations combine aspects of concrete and physical art with the immaterial aims of Conceptual Art. In 1972 and 1982, he took part in Documenta 5 and 7, in Kassel and, in 1976, at the Venice Biennale. In 1992, he returned to Kassel to take part in Documenta 9.



Exhibitions

Mario Merz
Albert Baronian, Belgium
01-01-1980 ~ 30-12-1980

Mario Merz
Institute of Contemporary Art, Japan
01-01-1988 ~ 31-12-1988

Mario Merz
Palazzo Congressi ed Esposizioni, San Marino
01-11-1983 ~ 31-01-1984

Mario Merz
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, USA
01-09-1989 ~ 30-11-1989

The Berardo Collection - A Voyage through the 20th Century
Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal
04-12-2004 ~ 30-04-2005

Building/Unbuilding/Inhabit - works of The Berardo Collection
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal
29-04-2005 ~ 15-01-2006

Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection
Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
15-10-2005 ~ 31-12-2005

The Berardo Collection
Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal
17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997

Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal
27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000

Berardo Museum Opening
Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal
25-06-2007 ~ 09-09-2007

Arriscar o Real
Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal
08-06-2009 ~ 30-09-2009

Fragmentos Arte Contemporânea na Colecção Berardo
MACE, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Portugal
24-09-2010 ~ 23-01-2011


Bibliography

Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection , 2005
Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas

Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000
Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém
ISBN 972817652X

Mario Merz, 1989
Published by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Mario Merz, 1988
Published by Institute of Contemporary Art

Mario Merz, 1983
Published by Palazzo Congressi ed Esposizioni

The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996
Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo
ISBN 9729739105







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