Cheating Time – Bruno Munari the Archaeologist
In Cheating Time. Bruno Munari the Archaeologist, book intended to be associated with the homonymous exhibition at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna on the occasion of the centenary of Bruno Munari’s birth, the reader will find objects from the 3rd millennium B.C. alongside with the Fossils of 2000, inscriptions in ancient languages and Illegible writings by unknown populations, quotations by Munari and the great archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe. Everything comes from a deep research, both historical and imaginary.
As Alberto Munari explains in an unpublished text at the beginning of the book, starting point of this adventure was the visit to an archaeological site in the island of Panarea (Sicily): father and son started to play with History using its own instruments of analysis. The Imaginary Museum of the Aeolian Islands, the Fossils of 2000 and the Theoretical reconstructions of imaginary objects derive from this experience, as well as all Munari’s works that recognize in every day objects a trace of a single and imaginary history, rather than History.
Our work is made out of curiosity and discovery, levity and fun. An unpredictable and uninterrupted process that, in our case, has lasted for 50 years. 50 years of encounters, bandying between art and books, in search of new languages, contaminations, free experimentation.
Corraini Edizioni is a publishing house and an art gallery, as well as a space for experimentation and research: a “publishing workshop” open to artists, illustrators and designers, from both Italy and abroad, to create books and art and design projects. Our work with Bruno Munari stands out among our numerous collaborations; he was a versatile artist and designer who worked steadily with Corraini for many years, giving us the idea of a workshop that is always open to creativity and imagination.
In addition to the already established art gallery, Corraini Edizioni's publishing work ranges betweendesign, art and illustration, often blurring the boundaries between the different disciplines. Naturally, given the association with Munari, particular attention is given to artists’ books for children.
Format: Stitched Binding
Language: English, Italian
Number of pages: 60
Dimensions: 12 x 16 cm
Release: 2007
ISBN: 9788875701130
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