VERSUS | PIRANESI

Mixed Media / Objects

James Oliver

Vernissage: Fr 26.05.23  |  19h

Show: 27.05.–16.06.23


A coincidence, a coincidence… A portfolio of large-format copperplate engraving reproductions by Italian archaeologist, architect, and architectural theorist Giovanni Battista Piranesi fell at James Oliver’s feet. He noticed that the illustrations of Roman architecture concealed certain details and simply added them in. The result was a strangely monumental work. We showed it for the first time.


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