Aldo Rossi is admired as much for his artistic ability as for his architectural design skill. His drawings, paintings, and renderings have been exhibited in museums and galleries from New York to Moscow, and formed the basis of a 1991 retrospective at the Pompidou Center in Paris.This elegant book collects over 200 color reproductions and 200 black and white reproductions of his drawings and paintings together in a companion volume to . An introduction by the editors explores the themes common to Rossi's architectural and drawn oeuvre, and an essay by critic and art historian Carter Ratcliff situates Rossi's graphic work in the context of contemporary art.Together the text and plates offer an insight into the creative mind of one of the most important architects in practice today.
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Seller: Antiquariaat Looijestijn, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1993, cloth with dustjacket, 216 pp., some tiny/minor scrapes on the dustjacket else in fine condition, rare hardcover! Seller Inventory # 242336812
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Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is a near fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Jacket edges slightly rubbed. Completely clean. Essay by Carter Ratcliff. Illustrated throughout in color. Exhibition history. Bibliography. The scarce hardcover edition. 12" high X 9" wide, 215 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Seller Inventory # 019425