Founded in Florence in 1966, Superstudio challenged the modernist orthodoxy that architecture and technological advances could improve the world by creating alternative visions of the future in photo-montages, sketches, collages and films. The five members of Superstudio: Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, Gian Piero Frassinelli, Alessandro Magris, Roberto Magris and Adolfo Natalini-were equally pessimistic about politics and its ability to solve mounting social, cultural and environmental problems. This Fall 2003 New York ...
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Founded in Florence in 1966, Superstudio challenged the modernist orthodoxy that architecture and technological advances could improve the world by creating alternative visions of the future in photo-montages, sketches, collages and films. The five members of Superstudio: Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, Gian Piero Frassinelli, Alessandro Magris, Roberto Magris and Adolfo Natalini-were equally pessimistic about politics and its ability to solve mounting social, cultural and environmental problems. This Fall 2003 New York exhibition catalogue, drawn from Superstudio's archive and curated in collaboration with members of the group, will revisit its work and trace its influence on subsequent generations of architects. "Superstudio: Life without Objects" collects nearly 200 of the group's most important images, collages, storyboards and critical writings. White monuments crossing over entire landscapes and cities, vast grid groundplanes spreading over infinite beaches populated by wandering hippies: these are some of the more evocative images that consolidated their fame as vanguard architects. In 1972, MoMA invited them to participate in one of the largest exhibitions in its history, built around Italian design and architecture. With essays from Peter Lang and William Menking, the book is designed to provide the reader with the most detailed account of this avant-garde design group and their lively assault on modernism.
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Add this copy of Superstudio: Life Without Objects to cart. $367.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Skira.
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Fine. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Spine lightly sunned. Completely clean, binding tight. Stated first edition. Laid in is a rare Rizzoli International Publications sheet prepared for the release book launch party and exhibition in New York at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery on West 14th Street opening November 20, 2003, with the schedule of events at the Storefront for Architecture and Artists Space on the days following the opening. Essays by Peter Lang, William Menking, Adolfo Natalini, Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, and Piero Frassinelli. Illustrated in black & white and color with photographs, architectural drawings, details, graphic designs, etc. Biographical sketches of the main Superstudio members. 9" high X 6" wide, 231 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Add this copy of Superstudio: Life Without Objects to cart. $550.00, very good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Skira.
Add this copy of Superstudio: Life Without Objects Lang, Peter and to cart. $933.17, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 2003 by Skira.
