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Opus 22. Scarpa, Canova, E Edition Axel Menges GmbH Esslinger Straße 24 D-70736 Stuttgart-Fellbach tel. +49-711-574759 fax +49-711-574784 Opus 22 Carlo Scarpa, Museo Canoviano, Possagno With an introduction by Stefan Buzas and Judith Carmel-Arthur and photographs by Richard Bryant. 60 pp. with 50 ill. in b & w and colour, 280 x 300 mm, hard-cover, English ISBN 978-3-930698-22-6 Euro 36.00, £ 24.00, US $ 42.00, $A 68.00 In a letter from London, dated 9 November 1815, Antonio Canova wrote: »... Here I am in London, dear and best friend, a wonderful city. ... I have seen the marbles arriving from Greece. Of the basreliefs we had some ideas from engravings, but of the full colossal figures, in which an artist can display his whole power and science, we have known nothing. ... The figures of Phidias are all real and living flesh, that is to say are beautiful nature itself.« With his admiring words for the famous Elgin Marbles Canova, one of the last great artists embodying the grandiose heritage of the clas- sical world, gave at the same time an appropriate description of his own artistic aims. It was his half-brother who decided to assemble most of Canova’s plaster originals and to place them in a museum he had built in the garden of his brother’s home in Possagno, a small village north of Ven- ice, where the artist saw the light of day on 1 November 1757. This ba- silica-like building erected in 1836 now holds the great majority of Ca- nova’s compositions. To commemorate the bicentenary of his birth, the Venetian author- ities decided to have an extension added to the overcrowded basilica, and they commissioned the Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa for this Distributors delicate task. Scarpa composed a small, but highly articulated build- ing that is in a strong contrast to the neo-Classical, monumental basil- Brockhaus Commission ica. Kreidlerstraße 9 The subtly designed sequence of spaces is unique even among D-70806 Kornwestheim Scarpa’s so many extraordinary museum interiors as the architect Germany was here in the rare position to compose the spaces as well as the tel. +49-7154-1327-33 placings of the exhibits. The placing of the sources of natural light fax +49-7154-1327-13 which infuses the plaster surfaces with the softness of real life is in it- [email protected] self a rare achievement and it took an equally rare photographer to record such symphonies in white in all their magic. Gazelle Book Services Stefan Buzas was an architect who has studied the work of Scarpa White Cross Mills for many years. He was a member of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Hightown Industry of the Royal Society of Arts in London. Judith Carmel-Arthur is Lancaster LA1 4XS an American-born art and design historian. She has degrees in fine art United Kingdom from California State University Humboldt, in architectural history from tel. +44-1524-68765 Southern Illinois University, in history of art from the Courtauld Institute, fax +44-1524-63232 University of London, and a Ph. D. in design history from Kingston Uni- [email protected] versity. Richard Bryant is one of the best-known architectural photogra- phers, working all over the world. He is the only photographer with an National Book Network honorary fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects. 15200 NBN Way Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 2nd, revised edition USA tel. +1-800-4626420 fax +1-800-3384550 [email protected] Carlo Scarpa Museo Canoviano, Possagno Menges Opus 49 Steidle + Partner, Wohnquartier Freischützstraße, In a letter from London, dated 9 November 1815, An- Architecture in individual presentations München tonio Canova wrote: »... Here I am in London, dear 50 Neufert / Karle + Buxbaum, Ernst-Neufert-Bau, and best friend, a wonderful city. ... I have seen the Editor: Axel Menges Darmstadt marbles arriving from Greece. Of the basreliefs we 51 Bolles + Wilson, NORD / LB, Magdeburg had some ideas from engravings, but of the full colos- 52 Brunnert und Partner, Flughafen Leipzig / Halle sal figures, in which an artist can display his whole 1 Rudolf Steiner, Goetheanum, Dornach 53 Johannes Peter Hölzinger, Haus in Bad Nauheim power and science, we have known nothing. ... The 2 Jørn Utzon, Houses in Fredensborg 54 Egon Eiermann, German Embassy, Washington figures of Phidias are all real and living flesh, that is 3 Jørgen Bo and Vilhelm Wohlert, Louisiana 55 Peter Kulka, Bosch-Haus Heidehof, Stuttgart to say are beautiful nature itself.« Museum, Humlebæk 56 Am Bavariapark, München With his admiring words for the famous Elgin Mar- 4 Aurelio Galfetti, Castelgrande, Bellinzona 57 Gerber Architekten, Messe Karlsruhe bles Canova, one of the last great artists embodying 5 Fatehpur Sikri 58 Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux the grandiose heritage of the classical world, gave at 6 Balthasar Neumann, Abteikirche Neresheim 59 Otto Ernst Schweizer, Milchhof, Nürnberg the same time an appropriate description of his own 7 Henry Hobson Richardson, Glessner House, 60 Steidle + Partner, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Bremer- artistic aims. Chicago haven It was his half-brother who decided to assemble 8 Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Palau de la Música 61 Sonwik, Flensburg most of Canova’s plaster originals and to place them Catalana, Barcelona 62 Egon Eiermann / Sep Ruf, Deutsche Pavillons, in a museum he had built in the garden of his broth- 9 Richard Meier, Stadthaus Ulm Brüssel 1958 er’s home in Possagno, a small village north of Ven- 10 Santiago Calatrava, Bahnhof Stadelhofen, 63 Ernst von Ihne / Heinz Tesar, Bode-Museum, ice, where the artist saw the light of day on 1 Novem- Zürich Berlin ber 1757. This basilica-like building erected in 1836 12 Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Charlottenhof, Potsdam- 64 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, International Terminal, now holds the great majority of Canova’s composi- Sanssouci San Francisco International Airport tions. 13 Pfaueninsel, Berlin 65 Le Corbusier, Unité d’habitation, Marseille To commemorate the bicentenary of his birth, the 14 Sir John Soane’s Museum, London 66 Coop Himmelb(l)au, BMW-Welt, München Venetian authorities decided to have an extension 15 Enric Miralles, C.N.A.R., Alicante 67 Bruno Paul, Haus Friedwart, Wetzlar added to the overcrowded basilica, and they com- 16 Fundación César Manrique, Lanzarote 68 Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart missioned the Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa for this 17 Dharna Vihara, Ranakpur 69 Rathaus Bremen delicate task. Scarpa composed a small, but highly 18 Benjamin Baker, Forth Bridge 71 Ram Karmi, Ada Karmi-Melamede, Supreme articulated building that is in a strong contrast to the 19 Ernst Gisel, Rathaus Fellbach Court of Israel, Jerusalem Neoclassical, monumental basilica. 20 Alfredo Arribas, Marugame Hirai Museum 72 Sep Ruf, Kanzlerbungalow, Bonn The subtly designed sequence of spaces is unique 21 Sir Norman Foster and Partners, Commerz- 74 Dietrich Dietrich Tafel, Max-Planck-Institut für even among Scarpa’s so many extraordinary museum bank, Frankfurt am Main Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin interiors as the architect was here in the rare position 22 Carlo Scarpa, Museo Canoviano, Possagno 75 Otto Ernst Schweizer, Stadion Wien to compose the spaces as well as the placings of the 23 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park 76 Fritz Barth, Cannstatter Straße 84, Fellbach exhibits. The placing of the sources of natural light 24 Kisho Kurokawa, Kuala Lumpur International 77 Ferdinand Kramer / SSP SchürmannSpannel, which infuses the plaster surfaces with the softness Airport BiK-Forschungszentrum, Frankfurt am Main of real life is in itself a rare achievement and it took an 25 Steidle + Partner, Universität Ulm West equally rare photographer to record such symphonies 26 Himeji Castle in white in all their magic. 27 Kazuo Shinohara, Centennial Hall, Tokyo The late Stefan Buzas was an architect who has 28 Alte Völklinger Hütte studied the work of Scarpa for many years. He was a 29 Alsfeld member of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry 30 LOG ID, BGW Dresden of the Royal Society of Arts in London. Judith Carmel- 31 Steidle + Partner, Wacker-Haus, München Arthur took her degree in architectural history, and 32 Frank O. Gehry, Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa subsequently studied at the Courtauld Institute and 33 Neuschwanstein Warburg Institute (University of London). She is a lec- 34 Architekten Schweger+Partner, Zentrum für turer in design and architectural history at Kingston Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe University and the University of Southampton, and is 35 Frank O. Gehry, Energie-Forum-Innovation, presently completing her PhD in the history of design. Bad Oeynhausen Richard Bryant is one of the best-known architectural 36 Rafael Moneo, Audrey Jones Beck Building, photographers, working all over the world. He is the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston only photographer with an honorary fellowship of the 37 Schneider+Schumacher, KPMG-Gebäude, Royal Institute of British Architects. Leipzig 38 Heinz Tesar, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg 39 Arup, Hong Kong Station 40 Berger+Parkkinen, Die Botschaften der Nordi- schen Länder, Berlin 41 Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, Halle 3, Messe Frankfurt 42 Heinz Tesar, Christus Hoffnung der Welt, Wien 43 Peichl / Achatz / Schumer, Münchner Kammer- spiele, Neues Haus 44 Alfredo Arribas, Seat-Pavillon, Wolfsburg 45 Stüler / Strack / Merz, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin ISBN 978-3-930698-22-6 Carlo Scarpa 46 Kisho Kurokawa, Oita Stadium, Oita, Japan 036.00 Euro 54200 029.00 £ 47 Bolles + Wilson, Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam 042.00 US $ 48 Steidle + Partner, KPMG-Gebäude, München 068.00
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