Overview

Unlike his contemporaries: Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock, Enrico Baj eschewed the abstract expressionism that took root in the post World War II years, and opted instead for quirk and kitsch. Known for his cartoonish paintings of political and military leaders of the day, Baj became the father of the Nuclear Art movement. This lavishly illustrated book is dedicated to the art and life of the artist Enrico Baj, who lived in Vergiate, Italy. The book will bridge the worlds of art and interiors by showing Enrico Baj's artworks as displayed in his home. The book documents the house as it stands today and also includes details of individual artworks, historical artifacts, and family memorabilia.

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-The extraordinary residence and its influence on the artist's oeuvre are explored in the tantalizing new volume Enrico Baj: The Artist's Home (Skira Rizzoli). 'The house is the perfect way to approach Baj's work, ' says art dealer Amalia Dayan, whose gallery with Daniella Luxembourg, Luxembourg & Dayan, has been instrumental in the recent reassessment of Baj's career. 'It's a magical place where you get a very strong sense of him. Just like his art, it's casual and full of humor, but there's a lot of substance and intelligence to both.'---Architectural Digest

"""The extraordinary residence and its influence on the artist’s oeuvre are explored in the tantalizing new volume Enrico Baj: The Artist’s Home (Skira Rizzoli). 'The house is the perfect way to approach Baj’s work,' says art dealer Amalia Dayan, whose gallery with Daniella Luxembourg, Luxembourg & Dayan, has been instrumental in the recent reassessment of Baj’s career. 'It’s a magical place where you get a very strong sense of him. Just like his art, it’s casual and full of humor, but there’s a lot of substance and intelligence to both.'"" —Architectural Digest"

The extraordinary residence and its influence on the artist's oeuvre are explored in the tantalizing new volume <i>Enrico Baj: The Artist's Home </i>(Skira Rizzoli). 'The house is the perfect way to approach Baj's work, ' says art dealer Amalia Dayan, whose gallery with Daniella Luxembourg, Luxembourg & Dayan, has been instrumental in the recent reassessment of Baj's career. 'It's a magical place where you get a very strong sense of him. Just like his art, it's casual and full of humor, but there's a lot of substance and intelligence to both.' --<i>Architectural Digest</i>

Author Information

Michael Reynolds is a New York-based creative director, editorial stylist, exhibition and set designer, advertising director, curator, and visual brand consultant. He helped to create Wallpaper* Magazine, for which he currently serves as U.S. Editor. He also is a contributing editor for Architectural Digest, among other publications, and a consultant to such global luxury brands as Calvin Klein Home, Calvin Klein Fragrance and Herman Miller. Mariuccia Casadio is a curator and art consultant who writes monthly for Vogue Italia. Francesco Bonami is an Italian art curator and writer who is currently Honorary Director of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. He lives in Milan and Manhattan, New York

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