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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6957
dc.contributor.author	Esposito Sara
dc.title	La scultura monumentale del XX secolo: il caso studio di Francesco Somaini
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	In the case study of Francesco Somaini’s artistic activity, a new theory of monumental sculpture is identified as an alternative to the tradition of the celebratory monument. The sculptor formulated the programmatic manifesto Urgenza nella città (Mazzotta Editore, 1972) with the goal of creating pioneering environments in the cities, according to a new conception of art and society.
dc.relation.ispartof	Quaderni di Venezia Arti
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-05-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-10-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-589-6/la-scultura-monumentale-del-xx-secolo-il-caso-stud/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-588-9/008
dc.identifier.eissn	2784-8868
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-588-9
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Art criticism
dc.subject	Art in public space
dc.subject	City of 20th century
dc.subject	Italian postwar art
dc.subject	Sculpture

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La scultura monumentale del XX secolo: il caso studio di Francesco Somaini

Sara Esposito Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia

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In the case study of Francesco Somaini’s artistic activity, a new theory of monumental sculpture is identified as an alternative to the tradition of the celebratory monument. The sculptor formulated the programmatic manifesto Urgenza nella città (Mazzotta Editore, 1972) with the goal of creating pioneering environments in the cities, according to a new conception of art and society.

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May 13, 2022

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Oct. 19, 2021

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978-88-6969-588-9

Keywords: Art in public space • Italian postwar art • Sculpture • City of 20th century • Art criticism

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