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Columbia / Nicole Morello., 1982

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Identifier: CC-60624-55072

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Scope and Contents

German Wilipedia: Nicole Morello (1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a French artist who grew up in Paris and studied 1972-1973 at the University of Paris VI art - and art history and from 1973 to 1977 languages "‹"‹at the College of Interpreters and Translators. In 1978, she moved to Dusseldorf and met the painter Bernd Minnich , who promoted the art. It emerged first book objects. The years 1985 to 1990 she spent in Italy , the Switzerland and Austria. She lives and works since her return in 1990 in Dusseldorf. Initially, Nicole Morello dealt exclusively with book objects. These include art books with penguin colonies. With "Dia fragments" the artist initiated an art project, in which they animated to join. The result is a collaborative effort in which many people participate with their texts. The artist has worked predominantly figurative beginning their book objects, emerged more and more works that are abstract. A research in the Papeterie de Vaux, Dordogne, inspired to a video work on an art book by its generous colors and shapes noticeable. Inspired by these colors and the sounds that the leaves of paper are formed, created a video with a dance performance by choreographer Lorena Dozio. Her work has Morello in single and group exhibitions shown and their books are in collections and museums. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 book object (cut newsprint & offset paper painted birds) in covers (painted wood)) ; 38 x 28 x 3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf second bedroom alcove

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Dusseldorf, Germany : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: French. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: AMANDA.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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