{"product_id":"bruno-munari-robert-s-c-gordon-9781788746991","title":"Bruno Munari: The Lightness of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eBruno Munari was one of the most important and eclectic twentieth-century European artists. Dubbed the  Leonardo and Peter Pan  of contemporary art, he pioneered what would later be labelled kinetic art, playing a key role in the constitution and definition of the aesthetic programmes of groups such as Movimento Arte Concreta and Programmed Art. He became an internationally recognized name in the field of industrial design, winning the prestigious  Compasso d'Oro  prize four times, while also being a prominent figure in Italian graphic design, working for magazines such as \u003cem\u003eTempo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDomus\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as renowned publishing companies such as Einaudi and Bompiani. He left an indelible mark as an art pedagogue and popularizer with his famous 1970s artistic laboratories for children and was the author of numerous books, ranging from essays on art and design to experimental books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapturing a resurgent interest in Munari at the international level, the exceptional array of critical voices in this volume constitutes an academic study of Munari of a depth and range that is unprecedented in any language, offering a unique analysis of Munari's seven-decade-long career. Through original archival research, and illuminating and generative comparisons with other artists and movements both within and outside Italy, the essays gathered here offer novel readings of more familiar aspects of Munari's career while also addressing those aspects that have received scant or no attention to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert S. C. Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788746996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788746991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robert S. C. Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045338181887,"sku":"9781788746991","price":82.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc1f4b7e-972c-42c6-87dc-30e16fdebe75.jpg?v=1684978154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bruno-munari-robert-s-c-gordon-9781788746991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}