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Alighiero Boetti
Description
- Alighiero Boetti
- Oggi ventiduesimo giorno dell'ottavo mese dell'anno millenovecentoottantotto...
- Firmato, iscritto Peshawar Pakistan e datato 1988 sul retro
- arazzo
- cm 104x113
Provenance
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario
Condition
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Catalogue Note
M. Casadio, Alighiero Boetti quasi tutto, Milano 2004
Tapestry like double weave. Alighiero's woof on Boetti's warp. Exact superimposition of writing and drawing. Idea and execution. Art and life. A contemporary image. A work in embroidery with the captivating energy of the road, the bright colours of advertising, the conciviness of a digital mosaic that represents an unequivocal artist's mark and, in addition to having dissipated all residual resistance or preconceptions towards the inetractions of language in art, has inspired the younger generations.(...) "the recipe" written by Alighiero travels between Rome and Kabul, then passing through the able hands of a group of Afghan embroiderers, who thus have the fundamental task of configuring Boetti's work, visualizing, and deducing a drawing. (...) In the work of Alighiero and Boetti, chance plays a fundamental role, at least the passage of hands, the written and material translaction of a concept. (...)The geographical distance peculiarly ends up rendering the work totally independent from the artist. And vice-versa, it offers the artist the pleasure of surprise, of sudden and un expected re- appropriation of forgotten works. The arrival of tapestries after their long journey from Peshawar to Roma enlivened and rendered special many ordinary days over the years. Hidden inside enormous packages, Boetti's embroideries knocked on Alighiero's door, finally returning to their place of origin.
M. Casadio, Alighiero Boetti quasi tutto, Milano 2004