Antonis Pittas

2022

Kluis; 765 p. ; + 1 bijl ill

Kunstenaarsboek. - Met losse sticker

Tent. jaune, geel, gelb, yellow. Act on modernism with Antonis Pittas and Theo van Doesburg, Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 14-08-2021, 06-02-2022. - Kunstenaarsboek bij de tentoonstelling. - The publication discusses the failure, collapse and historicization of the modernist ideals espoused by Theo van Doesburg, set against the current political backdrop of mass protest. It reflects on the failing of modernity, with contributions by authors from the field of art history, architecture, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and poetry. The book is an extension of Pittas’ residency and research at the Van Doesburghuis in 2019, coincided with the yellow vests protest, where Pittas turned the Van Doesburghuis into a performative crime scene. The murder of modernity. Based on this project, the Centraal Museum in Utrecht invited Pittas for a solo exhibition, where he curated works of Theo Van Doesburg and juxtaposed them with his work as a staged scenography of dialogue. The installation looks at the heritage of De Stijl through the current political lenses.

Located in: PITTAS, ANTONIS

ISBN: 978-94-92852-44-1

VUBIS: 2:105557