Francesco Bonami Livres

Gabriele Basilico's photography uniquely captures urban landscapes in their quiet, desolate moments, evoking a sense of absence as if a disaster has emptied the streets. His work serves as a testament to the societies that built these structures. Basilico explores both the overlooked areas of Italy and the distinct landscapes of Northern Europe, blending his Italian perspective with the local characteristics he encounters. This introduction highlights his significant contribution to contemporary landscape photography.

Le opere della prestigiosa collezione di arte contemporanea di François Pinault, esposte contemporaneamente a Punta della Dogana e a Palazzo Grassi. Il catalogo dell'esposizione inaugurale, curata da Alison Gingeras e Francesco Bonami, che coinvolgerà simultaneamente Punta della Dogana e Palazzo Grassi, presentando le opere in armonia con le caratteristiche e l'atmosfera di ciascuno spazio: un'indagine più intima, privata, da una parte, e uno sguardo rivolto al mondo esterno dall'altra. Insieme le due parti dell'esposizione daranno vita a un dialogo tra artisti di diverse generazioni, offrendo una molteplicità di espressioni e sensibilità. A nomi storici quali Penone, Cattelan, Hirst sono affiancati quelli di giovani artisti come Urs Fischer, Piotr Uklanski e Rudolf Stingel, introdotti da saggi degli stessi Bonami e Gingeras. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

Focusing on the concept of spinsterhood as a fluid state of mind, this poetry collection by Francesco Bonami explores themes of identity and introspection. The verses reflect a unique perspective that transcends traditional notions of gender and age. Renowned for his versatile style, Bonami's voice is described as "shapeshifting" and "mercurial," offering readers a rich and thought-provoking experience through his poetic expressions.

Exploring the innovative work of multimedia artist Doug Aitken, this comprehensive book highlights his diverse use of mediums, including architecture, film, and installations. Aitken’s creations foster audience interaction and communal experiences while delving into themes of displacement and temporality. His films and installations evoke emotional responses through a unique blend of motion, sound, and color, creating dreamlike landscapes. The beautifully designed monograph features visual essays and is thematically organized around four key concepts, prompting readers to reflect on their own world connections.

A book devoted to the Chinese artist famous for his photography work. Chen's multimedia works toe the line between experimental illusion and the quotidian realities of contemporary society, focusing on the almost imperceptible dream sequences that exist in even the most mundane of moments. His staged photographs, at once idealistic and ominous, negotiate the symbolist tropes put forward by the medium of photography. Chen Wei has been engaged in sound art and performance, and then turned to video and installation. He has exhibited extensively and internationally at numerous prestigious institutions and biennales. These include "Noon Club", curated by Francesco Bonami, JNBY Foundation, Hangzhou (2016); "The Work in Progress, Photography from China in 2015, Museum Folkwang, Essen (2015); "Chen Wei: In the Waves", Chi K11 Art Museum, Shanghai (2015), "Chen Wei: The Stars in the Night Sky are Innumerable", Australia China Art Foundation, Sydney (2014); "Performance and Imagination: Chinese Photography 1911-2014", Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger (2014); "My Generation: Young Chinese Artists", Orange County Museum of Art, CA (2015); "ON | OFF: China's Young Artists in Concept and Practice", Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2012). Born in 1980, Zhejiang Province (China), Chen Wei currently lives and works in Beijing, China.

On the occasion of Hans Ulrich Obrist’s fiftieth birthday in 2018, Swiss gallery 107 S-chanf asked fellow curator Francesco Bonami to create a celebratory exhibition. Bonami’s initial idea was to invite 50 artists to create 50 portraits of Obrist in an ambitious collaborative homage. Yet the idea proved a little too ambitious, and Bonami decided to create the portraits all by himself. The gallery provided him with space and materials, and within just two weeks Bonami’s 50 oil paintings were ready—endearing and humorous works, many of which playfully incorporate art figures of the past and present including Edward Hopper, Ai Weiwei and Georg Baselitz. During the Engadine Art Talks in January 2019 Juergen Teller was invited to view the exhibition “50 Times Obrist by Bonami,” and with characteristic spontaneity he photographed Bonami and Obrist before each portrait. This resulting book, with Teller’s photos on the left-hand pages and Bonami’s paintings on the right, is an unconventional and tongue-in-cheek portrait of a portrait.

Seit 1997 fotografiert Hiroshi Sugimoto, bekannt für seine faszinierenden, mit extrem langen Belichtungszeiten aufgenommenen Fotografien von Wachsfiguren und leeren Kinosälen, auch Ikonen der Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts. In diesen unscharfen und zeitlich nicht einzuordnenden Arbeiten erfasst er so verschiedene Gebäude wie das Empire State Building oder Le Corbusiers Nôtre Dame du Haut. Aus ungewöhnlichen Perspektiven aufgenommen, wollen seine Bilder nicht dokumentieren, sondern Atmosphäre evozieren. Sie entheben die berühmten Strukturen ihrem Umfeld und ermöglichen ihnen so eine entrückte neue Existenz als traumhafte, unbewohnte Ideale. Sugimoto hielt auf diese unnachahmliche Weise unter anderem Mies van der Rohes Seagram Building, Antonio Gaudís Casa Batlló II, das Chrysler Building, das World Trade Center sowie Häuser von Frank Gehry, Frank Llloyd Wright oder Philippe Starck in Euopa, den USA und Asien fest. Ausstellungen: K 20, Düsseldorf 14.7.2007-6.1.2008 · Museum der Moderne, Salzburg März - Juni 2008 · Kunstmuseum Luzern Oktober 2008 - Januar 2009