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Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Maria Lai, Mending Pain Weaving Hope, featuring pieces of wood threaded with string. Published by 5 Continents Editions.

Maria Lai

Mending Pain Weaving Hope

By (author) Micol Forti

£23.00

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  • A previously unpublished series of works related to the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) by the renowned Sardinian artist Maria Lai
  • Her work is on display for the first time in the town where she was born
Full Description

Maria Lai (1919-2003), the influential Sardinian artist whose work draws on the rich history and traditions of her native land, created multimedia works that explore community, religion, and folklore. This book, the catalogue for a show in Sardinia, presents nearly 70 works, most previously unseen, related to the extraordinary Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) series that Maria Lai created in 1981 and which she donated to the parish of Ulassai, her birthplace. Maria Lai’s artistic endeavour is strongly defined by a mix of secular and religious spirituality: the work presented in this volume reveal her idea of “making art” as something that must respond to the essential questions of mankind and the meaning of existence.

About the Author

Micol Forti has been the director of the Collection of Contemporary Art of the Vatican Museums since 2000. After obtaining a specialisation and doctoral degree in art history, from 2001 to 2015 she taught art literature and museology at Sapienza University in Rome. Her research ranges from the critique and history of 20th century art to contemporary sacred art and papal art collecting, touching upon aspects of the conservation of historical and artistic heritage.  

Specifications
Publisher
5 Continents Editions
ISBN
9791254600023
Published
24th Mar 2022
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Italy & France
Size
280 mm x 240 mm
Pages
96 Pages
Illustrations
140 color
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