On The Road Book Electa

Federica Marangoni, Glass Museum, Murano, Venice

Book Published by Electa

When the artist decided to publish an Anthology Book about the Exhibition and her previous work, I was invited to co-curate and coordinate the archival materials.
Side by side with the Electa team, I conceived the narrative structure of the book and I took care of the historical review of the information and critical texts.
In addition, I coordinated the selection of photographic images with the artist, photographers, and graphic designers.

Photography by Silvia Giordani

This volume accompanies the exhibition held from 19 May to 24 November 2024 in Murano at the Museo del Vetro, Spazio Ex Conterie, and presents Federica Marangoni’s intense work in glass during her 55-year career, experimenting with it in eclectic and multidisciplinary ways, always in search of new expressive languages. The story of he art unfolds through the spaces of the museum, dwelling on significant phases of her production and the thematic areas that have always interested her, evolving over time with the acquisition of new languages. The book opens with a selection of critical texts by curators and art historians who have documented his artistic evolution over the years. Her glass works from the 80s and 90s show a firmly established relationship with the island of Murano and highlight her visionary ability to move from tabletop works to others with architectural and public dimensions. In more recent years, the use of electronics has become a fundamental element in her artistic practice, and in her works the combination of glass, video and light has become increasingly prominent. From small works we move on to large ones, in which the artist uses industrial glass. The exhibition closes with Work: Monument to Women’s Work, to celebrate 55 years of the artist’s prolific creative activity. The critical accounts are by Chiara Squarcina, Pierre Restany, Roberta Semeraro, Viana Conti, Stefano Boeri, Jean Blanchaert, Francesca Gallo, Daniele Crippa.

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Federica Marangoni, 2024, Glass Museum, Murano, Venice