Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | IR
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| Other authors / contributors: | Sadowsky, Thorsten, editor.
Albertini, Giorgia von, contributor.
MdM Salzburg, host institution, issuing body.
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| ISBN: | 9783969000052
396900005X
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| Notes: | Catalog of the exhibition presented at Museum der Moderne Salzburg in Austria from December 5, 2020, through June 13, 2021.
"The title of the exhibition is derived from the Raeto-Romanic language: ir means 'to go.' It refers to an essential principle of of the artistic practice of Not Vital, which is based on the constant tension of departure (leaving), return (coming home), and renewed departure." -- Preface.
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| Summary: | The artist Not Vital (born 1948 in Sent, Switzerland) is regarded as a nomadic artist, whose anthropological thirst for knowledge makes him seemingly restlessly travel the world to process the impressions of different cultures in his sculptures. In fact, he is also closely linked to the place of his origin, the Swiss Engadin, to which he regularly returns. From this place and its traditions, his own memories of childhood and youth, he draws inspiration for his works, as well as images, forms and craft techniques of foreign cultures. Vital's work is formally distinguished by its striking clarity and precision, and at the same time conveys a mysterious timelessness through its not clearly nameable, archaic-looking iconography. The Museum der Moderne Salzburg presents a selection of sculptures with corresponding drawings by the artist.
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