Mondo Cane
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Edited by Anne-Claire Schmitz; With contributions by Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys
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The provocative and often comic Belgian art duo Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys present in book form their collaborative contribution to the 2019 Venice Biennale
The Belgian artists Jos de Gruyter (b. 1965) and Harald Thys (b. 1966) have collaborated for more than two decades on artworks in a variety of media, including film, photography, drawing, painting, and sculpture; they are known for thought-provoking works, often imbued with an antic sense of humor. The pair was selected to represent Belgium at the 2019 Venice Biennale, and this book accompanies and documents their exhibit, also titled Mondo Cane. The book is composed of a series of original, illustrated texts, written alternately in English, French, German, Dutch, and Italian. The texts are intended to evoke a variety of human conditions in an environment reminiscent of present-day Europe. Its title refers to a 1962 Italian film that documented—in a style intended to provoke Western audiences—cultural practices from around the world. Lavishly illustrated and designed by the artists themselves, this book both reflects de Gruyter and Thys’s contribution to the Venice Biennale and is a work of art in its own right.
The Belgian artists Jos de Gruyter (b. 1965) and Harald Thys (b. 1966) have collaborated for more than two decades on artworks in a variety of media, including film, photography, drawing, painting, and sculpture; they are known for thought-provoking works, often imbued with an antic sense of humor. The pair was selected to represent Belgium at the 2019 Venice Biennale, and this book accompanies and documents their exhibit, also titled Mondo Cane. The book is composed of a series of original, illustrated texts, written alternately in English, French, German, Dutch, and Italian. The texts are intended to evoke a variety of human conditions in an environment reminiscent of present-day Europe. Its title refers to a 1962 Italian film that documented—in a style intended to provoke Western audiences—cultural practices from around the world. Lavishly illustrated and designed by the artists themselves, this book both reflects de Gruyter and Thys’s contribution to the Venice Biennale and is a work of art in its own right.
Distributed for Mercatorfonds
Exhibition Schedule:
Belgian Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale
(May 8–November 24, 2019)
Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
(Spring 2020)
Anne-Claire Schmitz is a curator and founding director of La Loge, a space dedicated to contemporary art, architecture, and theory in Brussels, Belgium.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Belgian Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale
(May 8–November 24, 2019)
Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
(Spring 2020)
ISBN: 9780300247749
Publication Date: August 6, 2019
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds
Publication Date: August 6, 2019
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds
224 pages, 8 1/4 x 10
150 color illus.
150 color illus.
Sales Restrictions: World excluding Benelux
