Salvatore Scarpitta: 1956–1964

Published on the occasion of the 2016 exhibition Salvatore Scarpitta 1956–1964 at Luxembourg & Dayan, New York, this catalogue brings together early works by the Italian‑American artist (1919–2007), whose long career spanned non‑objective abstraction, radical realism, and car racing in an oeuvre that achieved a distinctive mixture of material daring and tenderness. The exhibition spotlights a pivotal period of transformation, beginning with Scarpitta’s forays into shaped and bandaged paintings, initiated just before his 1958 return from Rome to his native United States. It concludes with his shift away from the canvas toward constructing racecars in 1964-the culmination of his deep‑seated belief in movement as metaphor for life.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Year

2016

Number of pages

110 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780692766576

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

709.203 Sca

Volumes

1

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