Unearthing Arte Povera's early richness. Opening up to Arte Povera's rich interpretations situated in between the movement's inherent contradictions by adopting a Grotesque approach to openness

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Clercq, Eva le (2020)

Unearthing Arte Povera's early richness. Opening up to Arte Povera's rich interpretations situated in between the movement's inherent contradictions by adopting a Grotesque approach to openness

Research master thesis | Arts and Culture (research) (MA)

This thesis investigates the art movement Arte Povera through the lens of the Grotesque as an approach to openness. The Arte Povera movement is scrutinized first by a close-reading of the texts and exhibitions by art critic and founding father of the movement Germano Celant, after which the thesis turns to the Grotesque as analytical tool to understand Arte Povera’s inherent contradictions as a form of social anarchy. The Grotesque is proposed as a way to openness, a notion taken from Umberto Eco’s study Opera Aperta. As such, this thesis presents new readings of Arte Povera; of the artworks and actions as well as the critical and curatorial endeavors of Celant that have informed these.

Author: Clercq, Eva le

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Arts and Culture Research

Supervisors: Westgeest, Helen

ECTS Credits: 25

Language: en

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Unearthing Arte Povera's early richness. Opening up to Arte Povera's rich interpretations situated in between the movement's inherent contradictions by adopting a Grotesque approach to openness