Le Corbusier

Lessons in Modernism

Giuliana Altea, Antonella Camarda, Richard Ingersoll , Marida Talamona

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Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
20 January 2020

Painting & paintings; Sculpture; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Le Corbusier and Sardinian-born sculptor Costatino Nivola met in 1946 in New York. The Franco-Swiss architect was working with a team around Oscar Niemeyer on the project for the United Nations headquarters, the artist had been living there in exile since 1939. Their meeting marked the beginning of a life-long friendship between the two, with Le Corbusier sharing Nivola's Greenwich Village studio while working on the United Nations project and, in 1950, creating two murals in the kitchen of Nivola's East Hampton home. The artist put together a collection of some 300 drawings, six paintings, and six sculptures by his architect friend which today are held in various places across Europe and America. This book tells the story of the collection and explores its significance, thus contributing to understand the evolution of Le Corbusier's visual art and its impact on the reception of his work in America. Le Corbusier and Sardinian-born sculptor Costatino Nivola met in 1946 in New York. The Franco-Swiss architect was working with a team around Oscar Niemeyer on the project for the United Nations headquarters, the artist had been living there in exile since 1939. Their meeting marked the beginning of a life-long friendship between the two, with Le Corbusier sharing Nivola's Greenwich Village studio while working on the United Nations project and, in 1950, creating two murals in the kitchen of Nivola's East Hampton home. The artist put together a collection of some 300 drawings, six paintings, and six sculptures by his architect friend which today are held in various places across Europe and America. This book tells the story of the collection and explores its significance, thus contributing to understand the evolution of Le Corbusier's visual art and its impact on the reception of his work in America.

AUTHORS: Giuliana Altea is Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Sassari, Italy, and President of the Fondazione Nivola in Orani, Sardinia.

Antonella Camarda is a postdoc fellow for contemporary art history at the University of Sassari, Italy, and director of Nivola Museum in Orani, Sardinia.

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Explores the friendship between Italian artist Costatino Nivola and Le Corbusier, and the evolution of Le Corbusier's visual art .

Contributes to understanding the evolution of Le Corbusier's visual art, and its impact on the reception of his work in America .

Documents the collection of art works by Le Corbusier put together by Nivola

123 colour, 27 b/w illustrations

Contributions by: Richard Ingersoll, Marida Talamona
Edited by: Giuliana Altea, Antonella Camarda
Imprint: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 220mm,
ISBN: 9783858818485
ISBN 10: 3858818488
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 20 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Giuliana Altea is Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Sassari, Italy, and President of the Fondazione Nivola in Orani, Sardinia. Antonella Camarda is a postdoc fellow for contemporary art history at the University of Sassari, Italy, and director of Nivola Museum in Orani, Sardinia.