Ponti. Life and Works, 1923-1979
Brian Kish
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Add to basketNeuware -Ebenfalls erhältlich als Art Edition (Nr. 1-1.000) mit einer exklusiven Reproduktion des Arlecchino-Couchtisches im quadratischen Format sowie einem Set von vier nummerierten Ocean-Liner-Interior-Prints. Wer das vielseitige Werk von Gio Ponti genauer studiert, begegnet hinter dem komplexen, kreativen Universum einer klaren, einheitlichen Vision. Als Synthese der Künste verbinden sich Pontis Kreationen ganz intuitiv mit der italienischen Grandezza und gelehrten Leichtigkeit, die seinen ikonischen Stil prägen. Die seltene Fähigkeit, von Mikro zu Makro zu wechseln, ermöglichte es ihm, der Gestaltung eines Teelöffels die gleiche Überzeugung zu widmen wie der einer ganzen Stadt. So war Ponti ebenso sehr Architekt und Designer, wie er Verleger, Dichter und Mensch war. Sein Beitrag ist bereits ein Juwel für sich, darüber hinaus ein Meilenstein der italienischen Mid-Century-Renaissance und der modernistischen Werte, denen er stets gerecht zu werden versuchte. Dieser neue Band dokumentiert die Entwicklung von Pontis Werk über sechs Jahrzehnte und ist - beispiellos in Umfang und Format - die bis heute umfassendste Darstellung seiner Arbeit. 136 Projekte sind hier verzeichnet und in hochauflösenden Abbildungen dargestellt. Jedes Objekt erscheint im Originalkontext, in dem Ponti es ursprünglich kreiert hat. Bislang unveröffentlichte Materialien und ungestellte Aufnahmen ermöglichen neue Dialoge zwischen seinen berühmten Meisterwerken sowie weniger bekannten Arbeiten und bieten zudem Einblicke in sein kaum fassbares Leben. Schließlich wurde in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Gio-Ponti-Archiv eine reichhaltige Auswahl von Texten zusammengestellt - darunter ein ausführlicher biografischer Essay von Stefano Casciani -, die intime Einblicke in sein Lebenswerk bieten. Pontis Kernphilosophie der Moderne materialisiert sich hier zu einer Architektur als darstellendes Objekt, als 'selbstleuchtende' Bühne für seine humanistische Lebenskunst und grenzenlose Kreativität.
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Also available as Art Edition (No. 1–1,000) including an exclusive, square format reproduction of the Arlecchino coffee table and a set of four numbered ocean liner interior prints.
To study Gio Ponti’s prolific body of work is to appreciate the clear, unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. A synthesis of the arts, his creations expand intuitively with the Italian grandeur and studied lightness that defined his iconic style. Ponti’s rare capacity to move seamlessly between scales allowed him to approach the design of a teaspoon with the same conviction as he did an entire city. He was as much an architect and designer as he was a publisher, poet, and man. A treasure in its own regard, his contribution is also a distinctive landmark of Italy’s mid-century Renaissance and the modernist values it sought to realize.
This new book is the most comprehensive account of Ponti’s work to date, unprecedented in scale and scope. It tracks the development of his oeuvre over 6 decades, with 136 projects indexed and reproduced in high resolution, each object framed by the context in which Ponti had created it. Like windows onto his elusive life, unpublished materials and candid imagery create new dialogues between his famous masterpieces and his lesser-known feats. A rich layer of texts, featuring an extensive biographical essay by Stefano Casciani, was produced in close collaboration with the Gio Ponti Archives offering an intimate insight on his life’s work. Materializing Ponti’s core philosophy of modernity, this book presents architecture as a performing object, a "self-illuminating" stage for his humanistic art de vivre and boundless creativity.
Brian Kish is a 20th-century Italian architecture and design historian, with a focus on BBPR, Caccia Dominioni, Gardella, and Ponti. He curated, in 2001, the first US exhibition on Gio Ponti and wrote for both Entryways of Milan and Gio Ponti Archi-Designer (M.A.D. Paris).
Fabio Marino is an architectural historian and researcher at the Polytechnic of Milan. He investigates contemporary architecture and its connection to Italian Design of the 1950s and 1960s. He has coauthored various books on Italian Design.
Widely known as a poet and artist, Lisa Licitra Ponti (1922–2019) flanked her father Gio Ponti at Domus, becoming Managing Editor until 1979, while also contributing to Stile. In 1990, she edited the important monograph: Gio Ponti. The Complete Work, 1923–1978.
Photographer, artist, and curator Salvatore Licitra created the “Gio Ponti Archives” in the studio of his grandfather Gio Ponti in 1996. Notable curated exhibitions are Gio Ponti Archi-Designer at the Museè des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, in 2018, and Gio Ponti: Loving Architecture at the MAXXI in Rome, in 2019.
Stefano Casciani is an Italian writer and designer. The innovative inspiration of his own work has been recognized with awards such as the Compasso d’Oro 2001. Managing Editor of Domus from 2000 to 2011, he has been Editor and Publisher of disegno magazine since 2012.
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