Piero Manzoni’s Merda d’artista: That Scandalous Can
This is the first comprehensive scholarly book on Piero Manzoni’s “Merda d’artista (Artist’s Shit)”, one of the most provocative and misunderstood works of contemporary art. Often compared to Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” (1917), Manzoni’s work has been both scandalous and influential, marking a turning point in 1960s conceptualism. The book presents the latest research on “Merda d’artista”, revealing its hidden meanings and stories, all verified. Drawing from multiple disciplines, including Art History, Philosophy, Sociology, Chemistry, and Economics, the book compiles papers from an international conference held in Verona, Italy, in March 2023. Organized by the Fondazione Piero Manzoni and the University of Verona, this work summarizes years of research on this iconic work, part of which available on the website “merdadartista.org.” It is designed to introduce an international audience to the profound impact and significance of Manzoni’s controversial art.
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Contributors and essays
Flaminio Gualdoni
Three Acts
Luca Bochicchio
The Scatological White, or: the Society of the Can
Francesco Guzzetti
Between Zero and Body: Manzoni’s Early Reception in the United States
Choghakate Kazarian
Bazile_Manzoni: Demystifying_Remystifying the Merda d’artista
Federico Leoni
Canning. Philosophy of a Gesture
Nicola Ludwig, Letizia Bonizzoni, Marco Gargano
Inside the Box: Physical Examinations of the Untouchable Merda d’artista by X-Ray
Jaleh Mansoor
A Materialist Conceptualism: on the Indivisibility of Intellectual
and Manual Labour in Piero Manzoni’s Merda d’artista
Luisa Mensi
Inside and Outside. Preservation and Restoration of Merda d’artista
Monica Molteni, Irene Stucchi
Merda d’artista in Museum Collections: Assimilation Strategies Compared
Arianna Novaga
Performing with Merda d’artista. Piero Manzoni in the Photographs of Johnny Ricci
Rosalia Pasqualino di Marineo
Poop or Pop? Sightings of the Can in Surprising Lands
Giada Pellicari
The Value of 30 g. Piero Manzoni and the Art Market
Raffaella Perna
The Can of Contention at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna. Fortunes and Misfortunes of Merda d’artista (1963-1971)
Domenico Quaranta
Alchemical Sublimations. Authorship, Scarcity and Value, from Merda d’artista to the NFTs
Marco Senaldi
The Son of Kierkegaard. Piero Manzoni and the Philosophical Sources of Merda d’artista
Matteo Torre
From Quantum Physics to Piero Manzoni: The “New” Role of the Observer
Giorgio Zanchetti
Dans le Trou del la Sibylle. Tropes and Figures of Shit
ISBN: 1-0364-1746-8
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1746-8
Pages: 412
Price: £74.99
Piero Manzoni’s Merda d’artista: That Scandalous Can
This is the first comprehensive scholarly book on Piero Manzoni’s “Merda d’artista (Artist’s Shit)”, one of the most provocative and misunderstood works of contemporary art. Often compared to Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” (1917), Manzoni’s work has been both scandalous and influential, marking a turning point in 1960s conceptualism. The book presents the latest research on “Merda d’artista”, revealing its hidden meanings and stories, all verified. Drawing from multiple disciplines, including Art History, Philosophy, Sociology, Chemistry, and Economics, the book compiles papers from an international conference held in Verona, Italy, in March 2023. Organized by the Fondazione Piero Manzoni and the University of Verona, this work summarizes years of research on this iconic work, part of which available on the website “merdadartista.org.” It is designed to introduce an international audience to the profound impact and significance of Manzoni’s controversial art.
https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-1746-8/
Contributors and essays
Flaminio Gualdoni
Three Acts
Luca Bochicchio
The Scatological White, or: the Society of the Can
Francesco Guzzetti
Between Zero and Body: Manzoni’s Early Reception in the United States
Choghakate Kazarian
Bazile_Manzoni: Demystifying_Remystifying the Merda d’artista
Federico Leoni
Canning. Philosophy of a Gesture
Nicola Ludwig, Letizia Bonizzoni, Marco Gargano
Inside the Box: Physical Examinations of the Untouchable Merda d’artista by X-Ray
Jaleh Mansoor
A Materialist Conceptualism: on the Indivisibility of Intellectual
and Manual Labour in Piero Manzoni’s Merda d’artista
Luisa Mensi
Inside and Outside. Preservation and Restoration of Merda d’artista
Monica Molteni, Irene Stucchi
Merda d’artista in Museum Collections: Assimilation Strategies Compared
Arianna Novaga
Performing with Merda d’artista. Piero Manzoni in the Photographs of Johnny Ricci
Rosalia Pasqualino di Marineo
Poop or Pop? Sightings of the Can in Surprising Lands
Giada Pellicari
The Value of 30 g. Piero Manzoni and the Art Market
Raffaella Perna
The Can of Contention at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna. Fortunes and Misfortunes of Merda d’artista (1963-1971)
Domenico Quaranta
Alchemical Sublimations. Authorship, Scarcity and Value, from Merda d’artista to the NFTs
Marco Senaldi
The Son of Kierkegaard. Piero Manzoni and the Philosophical Sources of Merda d’artista
Matteo Torre
From Quantum Physics to Piero Manzoni: The “New” Role of the Observer
Giorgio Zanchetti
Dans le Trou del la Sibylle. Tropes and Figures of Shit
ISBN: 1-0364-1746-8
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1746-8
Pages: 412
Price: £74.99
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