Sorry I've neglected you, but finals were way too intense. My portfolio is complete and turned in, and now I just have one more final! ART THEORY with Prof. Dohna!!!!!! It will be tough!
mercoledì 15 dicembre 2010
sabato 11 dicembre 2010
venerdì 10 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I've finished my presentation, as well as a paper for Prof. Dohna so I am rather exhausted and it's rather late so I hope I won't be too tired in the morning!! I absolutely despise giving presentations... I'm glad everyone in our class is a close friend (but I hope my presentation won't be too informal as a result of this). I'm excited to see what everyone else has prepared...
giovedì 9 dicembre 2010
mercoledì 8 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today there was no class so I did some work on my presentation. I gathered a list of artists I liked and thought were pertinent and did whatever research I could on them. It's looking promising, but I'm gathering a lot of questions to which I have no answers.... What the heck is the Ukrainian avant-garde anyway? The Russians had a monopoly on everything..
martedì 7 dicembre 2010
lunedì 6 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today was the last day of Monday/Wednesday classes! The semester went by so fast. Tonight Angels and I will bake cupcakes for our party in research practicum tomorrow! Haha I've never made cupcakes before........cooking well does not always translate to baking well. we shall see !
domenica 5 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today was so stressful!!! I had planned to divide my time in the library (once again a full day) in half..the first half dedicated to my italian politics paper (which is meant to be short but sweet) and then during my shift in the library I would do some work on my thesis. HOWEVER when it came time to work, I was like a library SLAVE, doing endless end of semester statistics and then stalking all the students for this huge study the library is doing on how students use their study space! I mean, I'm not complaining because obviously they pay me to work, but usually when I have nothing to do, the library is dead, and today, when I had something planned, I had to do an unprecedented amount of work in the library! until 11 pm!! Such is life....
sabato 4 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Another full library day. I can't believe I had to wait until NOON for it to open!! Finished my second english paper (the Grapes of Wrath....not sure if I can ever read you again) (just kidding, great book). Unfortunately there are way too many approaching deadlines for me to have spent time on my thesis today. This is clear proof that I need to organize my time better!!! I don't want to be in this sort of situation when my thesis deadline approaches!
venerdì 3 dicembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today was a crazy day. I had to wake up so early to go to this questura which was like an hour away, and then when we got there, there were a million immigrants with huge families trying to get their documents. When we finally got fingerprinted, the main guy was chain smoking cigarettes in this small room... in one of the biggest immigration office buildings in all of Italy, strange, but not surprising.
When I got back to Trastevere I stuffed my mouth with pizza and went straight to the library, where I remained until it closed. I had to get my first english paper out of the way, and start my second one. It went very well, but I had only a brief moment dedicated to thesis research. I tried to see what I could find on the internet about the ukrainian avant-garde, and found a few publications, exhibitions..... and took note of them. Tomorrow living in the library continues.
Oh yeah, and Livia told me about the trip to GNAM. She told me I should definitely go, and she'd help me if I had any questions. She's definitely a life saver!
giovedì 2 dicembre 2010
mercoledì 1 dicembre 2010
martedì 30 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today was pretty cool. In Prof. Smyth's class we looked at some cool northern painters. It's always pretty funny to see the reactions of non art historians to Bosch. We got our papers back, and Prof. Smyth said she enjoyed my comparison of two portraits (Ghirlandaio + Vermeer). At the art history meeting we had at lunch time (YAY free pizza!) she even told me that perhaps I should consider doing some more research and expanding my paper in the future! I've never really thought about taking a simple paper from school to a higher scholarly level, but why not! I enjoyed writing it.
Next was Prof. Yawn's class, where we finalized some decisions, such as when our end of the semester cupcake mini party will take place. She also met with us individually to briefly discuss our research. I was glad she approved the direction in which I am headed, but she warned me that there is a lot to be done, and I could surely encounter difficulties working with a topic that's not so accessible here in Italy, so a lot of care and planning is required.
Today I had to finish up some banal work for many classes so I had little time to advance my research : ( but in the next days more time will be dedicated to this!!!!!
Oh PS: Prof Gianni had to cancel our meeting. I really need to speak to her about all of this!! I hope SOON!
lunedì 29 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I am back from Morocco. My trip was great. I saw a lot of things, and although none of them were directly pertinent to my thesis topic, it was refreshing to look at objects from a world about which I know little, and to do this purely for my enjoyment (usually visual). After days of a chaos of musicians, snake charmers, and sneaky tricksters, I am back to continue my quest for a solid thesis topic.
Today I briefly chatted with my Italian politics prof, who I know is quite knowledgeable in Ukraine, as I have travelled there with his class some semesters ago. Also he is published on this topic. Anyway, I told him that I'm working on this and he was rather overjoyed, and pointed me in the direction of 3 very good books on the history of Ukraine, as well as the online Encyclopedia of Ukraine, which he claims has many entries on Ukraine's history of art.
Of course after our chat I went to the library. I found two of the three books. They are veryyy large, and proved to be unhelpful in the subject of art, but of course I will be using them to contextualize my research historically. The online encyclopedia is sooooooo primitive and not so easy to use, but has good bibliographies on many ukrainian artists, with adequate bibliographies (once you finally find what you are looking for).
Tomorrow I have a meeting with Prof. Gianni. I am looking forward to it and know she will be helpful.
giovedì 18 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today I had my last advising meeting, which was quite sad but also reminded me (as if I needed more of a reminder) of my thesis. I had the pleasure of being advised by Professor De Sena AND Professor Smyth (and even two students!!!...this was not so pleasurable, however). We got to talking about my thesis, and they both had a lot of useful advice. Prof. De Sena told me that he was a 2nd reader on some of Prof. Dohna’s past theses, and thought they were very good, and more importantly, he thought that the student’s own voice was definitely present, not overshadowed by some of Prof. Dohna’s often strong ideas and perspectives. This is good. Prof. Smyth seemed to stress that my thesis will be an independent project, and I should rely on no one except myself. She did, however, offer her services, reminding me that although it is not her preferred field, she is quite knowledgeable in modern art. She hinted at the fact that she could be a good choice for 2nd reader. This got me thinking, and I recalled that I did take the Modern section of the intro course AND Theories and Methods of Art History with her. I enjoyed both of these courses very much, especially from her point of view.
When I told Prof. Smyth that one of the reasons I want to work on Russian avant-garde is because I feel compelled to do so because of my personal connection to Russia and the Soviet Union, she stated the obvious and asked if I had considered researching the Ukrainian avant-garde. I have in fact considered this, but I thought Russia would be more interesting since the Russians were sooooo influential. But maybe I should reconsider. So now I will indeed see what the Ukrainian’s were up to, perhaps in light of the Russians and Italian futurists. It could be very interesting, I DO read Ukrainian, there are a number of professors here who I have had from the Poli Sci department who have studied Ukraine in great depth who could be of much use… This is very exciting!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I forgot all about Prof. Smyth’s presentation in class today. I love hearing about her personal projects, she really reminds you about how brilliant she is!! She spoke of her research in Northern Italy. She gave us some practical tips, such as using our youth and inexperience to our advantage ..this way we can get our hands on a lot of valuable things. She also explained the importance of seeing art works in situ. Also she told many stories and anecdotes about the scholarly world.
Today I had my last advising meeting, which was quite sad but also reminded me (as if I needed more of a reminder) of my thesis. I had the pleasure of being advised by Professor De Sena AND Professor Smyth (and even two students!!!...this was not so pleasurable, however). We got to talking about my thesis, and they both had a lot of useful advice. Prof. De Sena told me that he was a 2nd reader on some of Prof. Dohna’s past theses, and thought they were very good, and more importantly, he thought that the student’s own voice was definitely present, not overshadowed by some of Prof. Dohna’s often strong ideas and perspectives. This is good. Prof. Smyth seemed to stress that my thesis will be an independent project, and I should rely on no one except myself. She did, however, offer her services, reminding me that although it is not her preferred field, she is quite knowledgeable in modern art. She hinted at the fact that she could be a good choice for 2nd reader. This got me thinking, and I recalled that I did take the Modern section of the intro course AND Theories and Methods of Art History with her. I enjoyed both of these courses very much, especially from her point of view.
When I told Prof. Smyth that one of the reasons I want to work on Russian avant-garde is because I feel compelled to do so because of my personal connection to Russia and the Soviet Union, she stated the obvious and asked if I had considered researching the Ukrainian avant-garde. I have in fact considered this, but I thought Russia would be more interesting since the Russians were sooooo influential. But maybe I should reconsider. So now I will indeed see what the Ukrainian’s were up to, perhaps in light of the Russians and Italian futurists. It could be very interesting, I DO read Ukrainian, there are a number of professors here who I have had from the Poli Sci department who have studied Ukraine in great depth who could be of much use… This is very exciting!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I forgot all about Prof. Smyth’s presentation in class today. I love hearing about her personal projects, she really reminds you about how brilliant she is!! She spoke of her research in Northern Italy. She gave us some practical tips, such as using our youth and inexperience to our advantage ..this way we can get our hands on a lot of valuable things. She also explained the importance of seeing art works in situ. Also she told many stories and anecdotes about the scholarly world.
lunedì 15 novembre 2010
Research Diary!
I have so much work in all my other classes! I feel like I am writing papers and assignments nonstop! Sometimes I literally wake up and start typing away at my computer! This is causing me to neglect my thesis!!!!!!!! Balancing schoolwork + my friends + my boyfriend is becoming more difficult than ever! I am taking Bolker's advice and becoming SELECTIVELY ANTI SOCIAL.
Anyway, I found this book in the library. It's called the Russian Avant-Garde Book. I took it without really looking at it, and it turns out it is about physical BOOKS. I don't know much about the topic (this might be useful for Emelie, I must remember to tell her)! It speaks about how Russian artists used the book as a practical way to express their ideas. I am reading about Malevich's books in particular.
venerdì 12 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I am feeling very guilty because I have not been doing much research. Furthermore, I am sick AGAIN and had to miss class yesterday... I even had to miss my library shift which never happens :(. Luckily, Angels informed me of the events in class. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to catch up.
I am feeling very guilty because I have not been doing much research. Furthermore, I am sick AGAIN and had to miss class yesterday... I even had to miss my library shift which never happens :(. Luckily, Angels informed me of the events in class. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to catch up.
martedì 9 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today Professor Dohna gave a lecture in class. She is always really interesting to listen to, but I am definitely nowhere near her level, so sometimes I can get lost. She talked about some of the research she does, which is basically applying a lot of modern theory to older works, for example, works from the Renaissance. Although this may seem like a strange thing to do, since none of these theories were floating around in the time of Michelangelo, it is important that these theories can be applied to all art. She somehow made sense of it all. This was inspiring because even though something may seem whacky and nonsensical, with excellent research and adequate evidence, an innovative and thoroughly interesting project can be produced.
Today Professor Dohna gave a lecture in class. She is always really interesting to listen to, but I am definitely nowhere near her level, so sometimes I can get lost. She talked about some of the research she does, which is basically applying a lot of modern theory to older works, for example, works from the Renaissance. Although this may seem like a strange thing to do, since none of these theories were floating around in the time of Michelangelo, it is important that these theories can be applied to all art. She somehow made sense of it all. This was inspiring because even though something may seem whacky and nonsensical, with excellent research and adequate evidence, an innovative and thoroughly interesting project can be produced.
lunedì 8 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I’m finishing my summary on Malevich in Prof. Dohna’s book. He was really whacky. His new style.. Suprematism was a completely new vision, and it all started with his Black Square. And this somehow emerged from the Futurist opera ^Victory Over the Sun^…from its stage backdrop. This was cool to know because last year when I went to the Venice Biennale, one of my favorite pavilions was the Russian one, and their exhibit was called Victory of the Future. Such a strange name..it was a weird mix of nostalgia and “the future.” Anywho this Malevich chapter was a good introduction into his ideas of abstraction, but unconscious and intended.
I’m finishing my summary on Malevich in Prof. Dohna’s book. He was really whacky. His new style.. Suprematism was a completely new vision, and it all started with his Black Square. And this somehow emerged from the Futurist opera ^Victory Over the Sun^…from its stage backdrop. This was cool to know because last year when I went to the Venice Biennale, one of my favorite pavilions was the Russian one, and their exhibit was called Victory of the Future. Such a strange name..it was a weird mix of nostalgia and “the future.” Anywho this Malevich chapter was a good introduction into his ideas of abstraction, but unconscious and intended.
domenica 7 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
It is so hard to let go of the traditional way of writing that I know and love. I think writing has always come rather naturally to me. I am not FANTASTIC, or particularly talented, but I can get away with writing rather good papers without really trying much. (Of course, I do put in extra effort to get those exceptional papers I actually want.) Often times, I can just jot down a few key points (or make a more detailed outline) I must remember to mention in a paper, and I can build around this…simply writing the paper from start to finish, then going back and messing with it. With particularly dense research, I gather a number of sources, and as I read through them, I take diligent notes..writing the page number after each section of note taking. Then around this I construct a paper which flows and has support for its argument from my research. This is basically how I have been doing things since I learned to write papers. Bolker’s soup suggestion is so hard for me to adopt. Yes, it helps me get ideas from my brain onto paper, but once they are on the paper (rather computer screen), I just get lost in all those words! As I said, I tried to write my paper for my Italian Politics class by first making a very messy, stream of consciousness zero draft, but the result was a panic!!! I literally had to abandon this mess and return to my way of writing. But I guess it did help me find some interesting ideas. I guess we’ll see when I get my graded paper.
Meanwhile I am reading some things from Prof. Dohna’s recommendation: Primitivism, Cubism, and Abstraction in Modern Art. Very cool…
It is so hard to let go of the traditional way of writing that I know and love. I think writing has always come rather naturally to me. I am not FANTASTIC, or particularly talented, but I can get away with writing rather good papers without really trying much. (Of course, I do put in extra effort to get those exceptional papers I actually want.) Often times, I can just jot down a few key points (or make a more detailed outline) I must remember to mention in a paper, and I can build around this…simply writing the paper from start to finish, then going back and messing with it. With particularly dense research, I gather a number of sources, and as I read through them, I take diligent notes..writing the page number after each section of note taking. Then around this I construct a paper which flows and has support for its argument from my research. This is basically how I have been doing things since I learned to write papers. Bolker’s soup suggestion is so hard for me to adopt. Yes, it helps me get ideas from my brain onto paper, but once they are on the paper (rather computer screen), I just get lost in all those words! As I said, I tried to write my paper for my Italian Politics class by first making a very messy, stream of consciousness zero draft, but the result was a panic!!! I literally had to abandon this mess and return to my way of writing. But I guess it did help me find some interesting ideas. I guess we’ll see when I get my graded paper.
Meanwhile I am reading some things from Prof. Dohna’s recommendation: Primitivism, Cubism, and Abstraction in Modern Art. Very cool…
sabato 6 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Yesterday was our library day. We started off the morning with the Biblioteca Angelica. Although I feel it will not be tremendously useful to my research, I will definitely be returning simply to use the absolutely stunning and inspiring space. Next, we walked over to the BIASA in Piazza Venezia. This library is certainly less beautiful but much more useful. I admit it is a bit complicated. I will be returning there soon to do some research, as for the moment I have a lot of reading material at home!! Currently I am reading a chapter on abstraction in "Primitivism, Cubism, Abstracton: The Early Twentieth Century" recommended by Prof. Dohna. Meanwhile, I am using Bolker's suggested freewriting method for a short paper I am writing for my Italian Politics class and admittedly am having some trouble letting go of the traditional outlining method. I am finding that my thoughts get lost in my 'messy soup.' I guess I will see what happens when I am finished.
Yesterday was our library day. We started off the morning with the Biblioteca Angelica. Although I feel it will not be tremendously useful to my research, I will definitely be returning simply to use the absolutely stunning and inspiring space. Next, we walked over to the BIASA in Piazza Venezia. This library is certainly less beautiful but much more useful. I admit it is a bit complicated. I will be returning there soon to do some research, as for the moment I have a lot of reading material at home!! Currently I am reading a chapter on abstraction in "Primitivism, Cubism, Abstracton: The Early Twentieth Century" recommended by Prof. Dohna. Meanwhile, I am using Bolker's suggested freewriting method for a short paper I am writing for my Italian Politics class and admittedly am having some trouble letting go of the traditional outlining method. I am finding that my thoughts get lost in my 'messy soup.' I guess I will see what happens when I am finished.
Biblioteca Angelica... wow....
giovedì 4 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Yesterday I met with Professor Dohna. She was quite helpful and kind, and suggested 3 books for me, one of which I checked out from the library today. I will make this my next summary. Professor Dohna said she would be happy to work with me if I choose a topic in her field. I'd love to work with her, but I'm wondering if her influence would be too strong........
Today we had class, everyone was quite enthusiastic about electronic bibliographic tools, which was cool, also the advice of Bolker, which was also cool. Yay research!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow we're going to the Biblioteca Angelica and also BIASA, which will no doubt be exciting, especially since Professor Smyth and her class are coming! partyyyy
martedì 2 novembre 2010
lunedì 1 novembre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Scratch that. I continued to research some Italian Futurism. As Art Since 1900 suggested, I picked up Christine Poggi's Inventing Futurism. Although the book had a plethora of tempting titles, I chose the chapter which seemed most outrageous. After reading "Futurist Love, Luxury, and Lust," I've realized that there is an odd romantic side to Futurism which I hope to investigate further.
sabato 30 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Last night I had a nightmare about my thesis!!!! I can't believe it's come to this already! Here's what happened:
Instead of ... an actual thesis, upcoming graduates had to take a sort of thesis exam.. which was in three parts and somehow related to our individual topics. We had only an hour and 15 minutes to complete this exam, and I ran out of time! I remember taking my time with the first part, and barely having any time to finish the third part. This is an obvious representation of my fear of running out of time and having to finish my thesis on time! I remember my dream "thesis exam" being a mix of many unrelated topics, which caused me to lollygag and be confused and not finish. Clearly my subconscious is telling me to choose a topic already so I have adequate time to complete everything!!
With that being said, I have not had a chance to discuss my latest summary here. As you know, I consulted Art Since 1900's chapter on Futurism. I am drawn to this topic, given that there would be an abundance of sources. In fact, I consulted the "Further Reading" list at the end of the chapter, and our library alone has half of the mentioned authors' publications on Futurism. I snatched the citations with my Zotero YES!! I will definitely consult one which looks most compelling.. probably Christine Poggi's Inventing Futurism: the art and politics of artificial optimism. Some of the chapters look quite interesting.
Anyway, Art Since 1900 compared some aspects of Italian Futurism to Russian Futurism. Although I know far less about them, I am very drawn to the Russians. Being born in the Soviet Union, I identify with and understand many aspects of the culture. I appreciate the undeniable relationship of the art and the politics, and am very familiar with the language. So again, without abandoning my current investigation into Futurism, I am going to sidetrack and see what's up with Russian Futurism, Suprematism, and Constructivism.
giovedì 28 ottobre 2010
mercoledì 27 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I've been thinking non-stop about my thesis and it's driving me crazy! I just don't know what to write about! Without abandoning my current path, I've taken a moment to return to step one and re-evaluate my options. I think I need to stop thinking about my thesis as the end of the world, and to chose something that I really enjoy. My senior thesis will not determine the rest of my career, or even the next step in my education. As long as I demonstrate my ability to research and write, I have the freedom to chose what I want (within certain limits of course).
The obvious choice is to write about something Italian. This makes sense, given that I am in Rome and read adequate Italian. I've studied Italy's history and its politics, but I'm not sure if I feel truly compelled to embrace an Italian topic. My favorite period in art history has always been the first have of the 20th century, so Futurism would be a nice choice. I'm going to read and summarize the chapter on Futurism in the ever handy Art Since 1900, and add this to my pool of thesis ideas. I think that by doing this with several possible topics, one will eventually emerge victorious. YES, this is something I should have done a while ago, but better late than never.......and it's definitely not too late!!!!!! I will soon find the perfect thesis topic!!!!!!!!!!!
martedì 26 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today, I have been thinking a lot about graduation (examining my graduation checklist/transcript, looking at the preliminary Spring 2011 schedule). This is of course reminding me that there is much work to be done on my thesis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I became acquainted with citeulike. It's nice, but when I tried to access some interesting sources, I just came upon an external link leading me to an article for which I had to pay : (
It seems that I can find much better (and accessible) articles using JSTOR or Project Muse. Yes, you can collect all of your sources, but JSTOR has this option as well. So far I am not terribly fond of this website, but perhaps I am not using it right!??!?!
Oh Research Diary, what the heck should I write my thesis about?!!! helpppp
lunedì 25 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I have been trying out some of the bibliographic tools Livia Piotto introduced us to last week. I will be posting my experiences with them this week.
Zotero: Wow! So cool! This is especially useful for a quick session of research. I can easily save a citation for a book or article and find it with great ease later. This is especially useful since while I am at home, I do not have access to the full text of scholarly articles in many databases. So, if I collect some citations, I can easily bring my computer with me and access what I need at the university, or even export them and use another computer. I wonder, however, if I can log into my account on the Zotero website and access my references this way, without using the extension on firefox. I will have to investigate this, perhaps during my shift in the library tomorrow. In any case...this tool seems almost too good to be true. There is also a very basic and helpful guide addressing a variety of matters and explaining many tips and trips if I ever need
Update: You can easily log into the Zotero website and see "My Library" which has all of your citations.
I have been trying out some of the bibliographic tools Livia Piotto introduced us to last week. I will be posting my experiences with them this week.
Zotero: Wow! So cool! This is especially useful for a quick session of research. I can easily save a citation for a book or article and find it with great ease later. This is especially useful since while I am at home, I do not have access to the full text of scholarly articles in many databases. So, if I collect some citations, I can easily bring my computer with me and access what I need at the university, or even export them and use another computer. I wonder, however, if I can log into my account on the Zotero website and access my references this way, without using the extension on firefox. I will have to investigate this, perhaps during my shift in the library tomorrow. In any case...this tool seems almost too good to be true. There is also a very basic and helpful guide addressing a variety of matters and explaining many tips and trips if I ever need
Update: You can easily log into the Zotero website and see "My Library" which has all of your citations.
giovedì 21 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
Today Ilaria Gianni spoke to us about her research. It was great to have a lesson from her again, and very interesting because I was unaware of her past theses! She shared many valuable tips, such as to embrace many different types of sources available to us here in Rome. She personally offered to arrange for me to hear recordings of lectures from the What Ever Happened to Italian Architecture symposium which I missed last weekend! How wonderful!
mercoledì 20 ottobre 2010
Dear Research Diary,
I am so sorry that I have abandoned you for my midterms. However, they are now finished and I'm back to tell you about what I've discovered. During my last summary, which was about influence Mediterranean vernacular architecture in post-war Italy, I noticed an abundance of journals, books, and people that may be of use to my research. I will list them here for future reference.
Aldo Rossi - 1970s
Edoardo Persico
Alberto Sartoris
Ardengo Soffici - Fascist painter, intellectual
Il Selvaggio - journal
L'Italiano - journal
Gruppo Sette - promoted modern architecture (tradition, poetic qualities of context + culture)
Armando Brasini - fascist
Giuseppe Terragna, Luigi Figini, Gino Pollini - Mediterranean modernists
Regionalism and Modern Architecture (1957) by James Stirling (essay)
Italy Builds - Kidder-Smith
Space, Time and Architecutre - The Growth of a New Tradition (1941) - Sigfried Giedion
brasini
mercoledì 13 ottobre 2010
martedì 5 ottobre 2010
Today I went to work on the assignment that Professor Yawn gave me, which was to find out what was happening in the art world in post-war Italy, coinciding with the Neorealist movement (1945-1952). This was somewhat challenging because nothing particularly significant occurs in Italy at the time. Futurism, Novecento, and the Scuola Metafisica come before, and Arte Povera comes after.. but what happens in between??
I began research and with one article I found so many answers! 20th Century Italian Art by Joseph Vincent Lombardo, published in 1952 in Art Education is a nice, comprehensive guide to the first half of the century. Although most of it speaks of Futurism, I found some useful snippets! The most relevant discovery: the Fronte nuovo delle arti. This was a group of Italian artists formed after WWII aiming to revitalize Italian art and combat post-war pessimism. Wow! I had no idea such a group existed. I searched around and found a list of names, and briefly took a look at their art. Here are some I picked out!
Emilio Vedova
Ennio Morlotti
Armando Pizzinato
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Alberto Viani
Renato Guttuso
Carlo Levi
Interesting... more to come!
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