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Laure Prouvost : farfromwords : car mirrors eat raspberries when swimming through the sun, to swallow sweet smells... / [Daniel F. Herrmann, Melissa Gronlund ; edited by Dorothea Jaffe ; translated by Rosa Bacile, Elisabetta Fabrizi].

By: Contributor(s): Language: English, Italian Original language: English Publication details: London : Whitechapel Gallery in collaboration with Max Mara and the Collezione Maramotti, 2013.Description: 117 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780854882144
Other title:
  • Farfromwords
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.2 23
 In: Laure ProuvostSummary: Laure Prouvost presents a two-part installation inspired by the aesthetic and sensuous pleasures of Italy. Referencing the genre of panoramic painting, Prouvost creates a cylindrical structure interspersed with collages and monitors. This immersive environment leads to an idyllic inner space revealing Swallow (2013), a film showing fragments of footage, from birds to women bathing in waterfalls. Exploring language and translation, Prouvost plays on the historic idea of visiting the Mediterranean for inspiration.The Max Mara Art Prize nurtures female artists based in the UK, through the commission of a new work resulting from a 6-month residency in Italy. --Whitechapel Gallery website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Long loan Pilkington Library Pilkington Main Collection 709.44 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0404203604
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Published to accompany the exhibition: Max Mara Art Prize for Women, Laure Prouvost : farfromwords : car mirrors eat raspberries when swimming through the sun, to swallow sweet smells... held at Whitechapel Gallery, London, 20th March-7th April 2013 ; Collezione Maramotti, Italy, 4th May-3rd November 2013.

At head of t.p.: Max Mara Art Prize for Women, in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery.

Laure Prouvost presents a two-part installation inspired by the aesthetic and sensuous pleasures of Italy. Referencing the genre of panoramic painting, Prouvost creates a cylindrical structure interspersed with collages and monitors. This immersive environment leads to an idyllic inner space revealing Swallow (2013), a film showing fragments of footage, from birds to women bathing in waterfalls. Exploring language and translation, Prouvost plays on the historic idea of visiting the Mediterranean for inspiration.The Max Mara Art Prize nurtures female artists based in the UK, through the commission of a new work resulting from a 6-month residency in Italy. --Whitechapel Gallery website.

Text in English with Italian translation.

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