Sub-series
Alternatives in Retrospect
CP138.S9.SS3.D4
Description:
File consists of a videocassette of interviews with Richard Nonas and Tina Girouard and excerpts of the Gordon Matta-Clark "Open House" (1972) film that were included in "Alternatives in Retrospect," a 1981 film produced by Jacki Apple made for the exhibition of the same name at The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, New York. File contains a videocassette.
1981
Alternatives in Retrospect
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CP138.S9.SS3.D4
Description:
File consists of a videocassette of interviews with Richard Nonas and Tina Girouard and excerpts of the Gordon Matta-Clark "Open House" (1972) film that were included in "Alternatives in Retrospect," a 1981 film produced by Jacki Apple made for the exhibition of the same name at The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, New York. File contains a videocassette.
File 4
1981
video
DR2004:1369:001
Description:
Rear label describes "The New Lloyd's Building," "German Contemporary Architects at the RIBA Heinz Gallery," "Computer Aided Presentation," supplementary programmes.
1986
Video recording of Insite: The Video Magazine for Architects, 86-1
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DR2004:1369:001
Description:
Rear label describes "The New Lloyd's Building," "German Contemporary Architects at the RIBA Heinz Gallery," "Computer Aided Presentation," supplementary programmes.
video
1986
drawings
DR2012:0011:027
Description:
Spiral-bound sketchbook containing notes and study sketches. Contemporary to Melvin Charney's travels through Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor.
n.d.
Art history notes and travel sketches, Italy
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DR2012:0011:027
Description:
Spiral-bound sketchbook containing notes and study sketches. Contemporary to Melvin Charney's travels through Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor.
drawings
n.d.
Project
Splitting
CP138.S5.D10
Description:
File consists of photographs of the 1974 project Splitting, executed in Englewood, New Jersey. Includes a photograph printed in 1974 as well as photographs printed at a later date, probably in 2001, by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark for the exhibition "Points of Departure II: Connecting with Contemporary Art" held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in San Francisco, California. File contains photographs.
1974
Splitting
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CP138.S5.D10
Description:
File consists of photographs of the 1974 project Splitting, executed in Englewood, New Jersey. Includes a photograph printed in 1974 as well as photographs printed at a later date, probably in 2001, by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark for the exhibition "Points of Departure II: Connecting with Contemporary Art" held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in San Francisco, California. File contains photographs.
File 10
1974
Project
50 Years After 2018 (2018)
AP207.S1.2018.PR01
Description:
The project series documents the installation "50 Years After" designed by Pettena and presented at the stand Galleria Bonelli for Miart 2018, a modern and contemporary art fair. The installation appears to be a reinterpretation of the installation "Dialogo Pettena-Arnolfo" (1968) 50 years after is was exhibited in "Gianni Pettena. Archipensieri". The project series contains two photographs showing the installation in the gallery.
circa 2018
50 Years After 2018 (2018)
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AP207.S1.2018.PR01
Description:
The project series documents the installation "50 Years After" designed by Pettena and presented at the stand Galleria Bonelli for Miart 2018, a modern and contemporary art fair. The installation appears to be a reinterpretation of the installation "Dialogo Pettena-Arnolfo" (1968) 50 years after is was exhibited in "Gianni Pettena. Archipensieri". The project series contains two photographs showing the installation in the gallery.
Project
circa 2018
Project
AP142.S1.D119
Description:
File documents an executed project for a contemporary art museum in Beaumont-du-Lac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Material in this file was produced in 1987 and 1988. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, a quantity survey, specifications, promotional material, a publication, a bid, cartographic material, sketches, drawings, postcards and photographic material.
1987-1988
Centre d'art contemporain de l'île de Vassivière
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AP142.S1.D119
Description:
File documents an executed project for a contemporary art museum in Beaumont-du-Lac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Material in this file was produced in 1987 and 1988. File contains design development drawings and presentation drawings. File also contains textual records, including correspondence, a quantity survey, specifications, promotional material, a publication, a bid, cartographic material, sketches, drawings, postcards and photographic material.
File 119
1987-1988
drawings
Travel sketches, Italy
DR2012:0011:028
Description:
Spiral-bound sketchbook containing sketches with minimal accompanying notes. Contemporary to Melvin Charney's travels through Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor.
n.d.
Travel sketches, Italy
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DR2012:0011:028
Description:
Spiral-bound sketchbook containing sketches with minimal accompanying notes. Contemporary to Melvin Charney's travels through Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor.
drawings
n.d.
Series
George Rohault de Fleury
CI001.S3
Description:
The CCA's Rohault de Fleury collection includes two of Georges' historical and archeological studies of medieval Italian architecture: 'Les Monuments de Pise au Moyen', 1866 (DR1974:028:001:066) and 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres sur L' Architecture Civile et Militaire en 1400' 2 vols.,1874 (DR1974:0002:039 and DR1974:0002:040). 'Monuments de Pise au Moyen Age' is an atlas consisting solely of 66 prints of Pisan architecture, sculpture, and painting. The section on architecture is the largest, and is divided into three sections for the Lombard, Roman, and Gothic periods. The accompanying text, and an identical atlas of prints, is located in the CCA library. 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres...' is a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400. The text is in the form of a fictitious correspondence between Raimond du Temple, a famous architect of the Louvre under Charles V, and his son Charles who is traveling through Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, and a few of built structures. The CCA library has two sets of a related publication entitled 'La Toscane au Moyen Age architecture civile et militaire' 2 vols. These earlier and larger publications are probably the source for some of the text and plates of 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres...'. The introductory remarks, to 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres..' and to the text (CCA library) of the 'Monuments de Pise au Moyen Age' are particularly informative as they provide an insight into Georges Rohault de Fleury's interpretation of historical periods of artistic renewal, decline, and decadence, and their didactic relationship to contemporary architectural and religious concerns.
1866, 1874
George Rohault de Fleury
CI001.S3
Description:
The CCA's Rohault de Fleury collection includes two of Georges' historical and archeological studies of medieval Italian architecture: 'Les Monuments de Pise au Moyen', 1866 (DR1974:028:001:066) and 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres sur L' Architecture Civile et Militaire en 1400' 2 vols.,1874 (DR1974:0002:039 and DR1974:0002:040). 'Monuments de Pise au Moyen Age' is an atlas consisting solely of 66 prints of Pisan architecture, sculpture, and painting. The section on architecture is the largest, and is divided into three sections for the Lombard, Roman, and Gothic periods. The accompanying text, and an identical atlas of prints, is located in the CCA library. 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres...' is a history of Tuscan civil and military architecture to 1400. The text is in the form of a fictitious correspondence between Raimond du Temple, a famous architect of the Louvre under Charles V, and his son Charles who is traveling through Tuscany. The text is accompanied by photomechanical illustrations, mostly sketches of scenes from bas-reliefs and manuscripts, and a few of built structures. The CCA library has two sets of a related publication entitled 'La Toscane au Moyen Age architecture civile et militaire' 2 vols. These earlier and larger publications are probably the source for some of the text and plates of 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres...'. The introductory remarks, to 'La Toscane au Moyen Age Lettres..' and to the text (CCA library) of the 'Monuments de Pise au Moyen Age' are particularly informative as they provide an insight into Georges Rohault de Fleury's interpretation of historical periods of artistic renewal, decline, and decadence, and their didactic relationship to contemporary architectural and religious concerns.
Series 3
1866, 1874
Series
Academic work and interviews
AP207.S4
Description:
The series documents Pettena’s academic work and his activities as an architecture critic from the 1970s to the mid 2010s. It documents Pettena’s teaching, including his work as professor of History of Contemporary Architecture at the University of Florence from 1973 to 2008, but also as professor of Design at California State University. It also includes materials related to lectures and conferences he gave either on his work or on subjects he studied, including lectures for the Domus Academy in 1993. The series also documents interviews he gave during his career to promote his projects, his exhibitions or publications, as well as for publications and exhibitions on him and his work. The series contains administrative material related to Pettena’s work as a professor, chiefly at the University of Florence, such as correspondence and course syllabi. The series also includes Pettena’s teaching material, such as notes and reference material, and photocopies of reading assignments for courses. This series also contains a large collection of reference slides, predominantly on contemporary architecture and design and on architects, such as Ettore Sottsass Sr. and Jr., Hans Hollein, Alessandro Mendini, Carlo Scarpa, Oscar Niemeyer, Buckminster Fuller, and Studio Alchimia, as well as on contemporary artistic movements. Also included is student work, such as student theses from University of Florence and one thesis from a student at the California State University. The series also contains materials related to Pettena’s lectures, including correspondence, presentation texts, and promotional material for lectures, seminars and courses. Finally, the series includes material from Pettena’s interviews, such as interview transcripts, copies of published interviews, and audio and video recordings of interviews.
circa 1970-2015
Academic work and interviews
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AP207.S4
Description:
The series documents Pettena’s academic work and his activities as an architecture critic from the 1970s to the mid 2010s. It documents Pettena’s teaching, including his work as professor of History of Contemporary Architecture at the University of Florence from 1973 to 2008, but also as professor of Design at California State University. It also includes materials related to lectures and conferences he gave either on his work or on subjects he studied, including lectures for the Domus Academy in 1993. The series also documents interviews he gave during his career to promote his projects, his exhibitions or publications, as well as for publications and exhibitions on him and his work. The series contains administrative material related to Pettena’s work as a professor, chiefly at the University of Florence, such as correspondence and course syllabi. The series also includes Pettena’s teaching material, such as notes and reference material, and photocopies of reading assignments for courses. This series also contains a large collection of reference slides, predominantly on contemporary architecture and design and on architects, such as Ettore Sottsass Sr. and Jr., Hans Hollein, Alessandro Mendini, Carlo Scarpa, Oscar Niemeyer, Buckminster Fuller, and Studio Alchimia, as well as on contemporary artistic movements. Also included is student work, such as student theses from University of Florence and one thesis from a student at the California State University. The series also contains materials related to Pettena’s lectures, including correspondence, presentation texts, and promotional material for lectures, seminars and courses. Finally, the series includes material from Pettena’s interviews, such as interview transcripts, copies of published interviews, and audio and video recordings of interviews.
Series
circa 1970-2015
Project
Parete "Branchia" (1999)
AP207.S1.1999.PR01
Description:
The project series documents Parete "Branchia", an installation designed by Pettena in 1999. The installation was presented at the exhibition "Archipelago", at the 16th century Palazzo Fabroni in Pistoia, in 1999. The installation consisted of "lifting off the plaster in each room, as if to create 'gills' that would allow the building to breathe the contemporary air of the present time". The project series contains photographs of the installation and a project description in Italian.
circa 1999-2015
Parete "Branchia" (1999)
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AP207.S1.1999.PR01
Description:
The project series documents Parete "Branchia", an installation designed by Pettena in 1999. The installation was presented at the exhibition "Archipelago", at the 16th century Palazzo Fabroni in Pistoia, in 1999. The installation consisted of "lifting off the plaster in each room, as if to create 'gills' that would allow the building to breathe the contemporary air of the present time". The project series contains photographs of the installation and a project description in Italian.
Project
circa 1999-2015