This book tells the biblical story behind “Isaac's Daughter,” a video installation by Italian artist Valerio Berruti, which was displayed during the 53rd Venice Biennale. With original music by Paolo Conte, the video is made up of a series of 578 images created using oil pastels and fresco technique on fine-lined parcel paper.
Published by Charta. Edited by Raffaella Guidobono. Essays by Vittoria Coen, Maria Chiara Valacchi and Lornd Hegyi.
In 2005 Valerio Berruti won the Premio Celeste Painting Award and traveled from Italy to New York with the International Studio & Curatorial Program, where he prepared for shows in Turin and London. Primary, his first monograph, introduces this exceptional new talent with a multilayered elegy of intimate sketches, drawings, photos and writing.
PUBLISHER Charta
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 200 pgs / 82 color / 6 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 1/1/2006 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2006 p. 156
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9788881585755TRADE List Price: $39.95 CDN $50.00
Valerio Berruti: Primary