Peeking into the home through the eyes of artists and image-makers,
this book unveils the untold story of Italian domestic experiences
from the 1940s to the 1970s. Torn between the trauma of World War
II and the frenzied optimism of the postwar decades, and haunted by
the echoes of fascism, the domestic realm embodied contrasting and
often contradictory meanings: care and violence, oppression and
emotional fulfillment, nourishment and privation. Silvia Bottinelli
casts a fresh light on domestic experiences that are easily
overlooked and taken for granted, finding new expressions of home -
as an idea, an emotion, a space, and a set of habits - in a variety
of cultural and artistic movements, including new realism, visual
poetry, pop art, arte povera, and radical architecture, among
others. Double-Edged Comforts finds nuance by viewing artistic
interpretations of domestic life in dialogue with contemporaneous
visual culture: the advertisements, commercials, illustrations, and
popular magazines that influenced and informed art, even
materially, and often triggered the critical reactions of artists.
Bottinelli pays particular attention to women's perspectives,
discussing artworks that have fallen through the cracks of
established art historical narratives and giving specific
consideration to women artists: Carla Accardi, Marisa Merz, Maria
Lai, Ketty La Rocca, Lucia Marcucci, and others who were often
marginalized by the Italian art system in this period. From
sleeping and bathing, chores, and making and eating food to the
arrival of television, Double-Edged Comforts provides a fresh
account of modern domesticity relevant to anyone interested in
understanding how we make sense of the places we live and what we
do there, showing how art complicates the familiar comforts and
meanings of home.
General
Imprint: |
McGill-Queen's University Press
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Silvia Bottinelli
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-228-00410-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-228-00410-1 |
Barcode: |
9780228004103 |
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