Sandro Bocola
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Sandro Bocola was born in Trieste, Italy in 1931 and grew up in Libya and Switzerland. After many years in Barcelona and Paris, he has been living in Zürich since 1970. In 1968, he created xartcollection[[1]] with three partners: Heinz Bütler, Rolf Fehlbaum and Erwin Meierhofer. Recently, he has established a secondary residence in Barcelona. He initially has worked as a painter, sculptor, exhibition designer and graphic artist. In 1978, he founded the “Museo de Arte Popular” in Horta de Sant Joan, Spain. In 1980 he was a freelance writer for the art section of the Zürich based newspaper Tages Anzeiger. Since 1981, he has been publishing theoretical writings on the social psychology and the psychology of art. “Die Erfahrung des Ungewissen in der Kunst” appeared in 1987 ISBN 390808024x which as of today is out of print. In 1994, Sandro Bocola was responsible for the concept and artistic direction of the touring exhibition “African Seats” ISBN 379132800X (by Prestel Verlag [2]) for the Vitra Design Museum located in Weil am Rhein. He was the Director of the catalogue of said exhibition at Vitra. His book “Die Kunst der Moderne” - Prestel Verlag, Germany was published in the same year and translated into English: “The Art of Modernism” ISBN 3-7913-2146-3 and to Spanish in 1999. Other Sandro Bocola books: "Timelines" ISBN 3-8228-1358-3 published by Taschen.
[edit] Reference Sources
- For the most accurate results on references and sources with regards to Sandro Bocola publications use the Google Book Search:[3]
More references:
- Book: "The Art of Modernism"[4]
- Book: "Timelines"[5]
- University of Missouri-Columbia, "African Seats" book by Sandro Bocola[6]
- "Show Girls" exhibition at the "Sala Vinçon" in Barcelona Spain[7]
- The Barnett Newman foundation (Bocola 1994)[8]
