Piero Manzoni: The Worker of the Seventh Day
Dominique Laporte's essay reexamines Piero Manzoni's oeuvre beyond his iconic works like Artist's Shit, Lines, and the Base of the World. Laporte argues that Manzoni, who died at age thirty, always carried the suspicion of having consented to his own death, a suspicion fueled by the bodily material of his art.
Key facts
- Piero Manzoni is known for Artist's Shit, Lines, and the Base of the World.
- Dominique Laporte wrote an essay on Manzoni.
- Laporte's essay aims to illuminate Manzoni's overall work away from existing philosophical interpretations.
- Manzoni died at age thirty.
- Laporte suggests Manzoni may have consented to his death.
- The suspicion of consented death is nourished by the bodily material of Manzoni's work.
Entities
Artists
- Piero Manzoni
Sources
- artpress —