Drawings and Paintings by Pier Paolo Pasolini 1941-1975. Disegni e Dipinti di Pier Paolo Pasolini 1941-1975
Queens, New York: Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 1992. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's stiff paper wraps.
Catalog for a 1992 exhibition of drawings by Italian poet, filmmaker and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini held at the Queens College Art Center in New York. Florence’s Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P. Vieusseux organized the show, and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York sponsored and the Banca Toscana funded it. Pasolini signed and dated his first drawing as a student in 1941, and maintained a somewhat sporadic painting practice throughout his life. Pasolini’s paintings were rarely seen in the US before his 2012 MoMA retrospective. With a foreword by Vieusseux director Paolo Bagnoli. Illustrated in color and black-and-white; text in English and Italian. With an invitation to the opening and a note addressed to art critic Robert Pincus-Witten, who taught at Queens College. Light toning to wraps. Near fine. Item #13694
$75.00