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Alighiero Boetti — Un'idea Brillante
Alighiero Boetti

Un'idea Brillante

1992

A hallmark of Boetti's conceptual practice, *Un'idea Brillante* plays with language, systems, and self-referential wit, inviting the viewer to engage with the idea itself as the primary subject. Characteristic of his exploration of duality, order, and chance, the work reflects his fascination with the interplay between authorship and process. Boetti's signature conceptual humor and intellectual rigor transform a simple phrase into a meditation on creativity and meaning.

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Execution: Executed in 1992.

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Alighiero Boetti, Un'idea Brillante, 1992

A hallmark of Boetti's conceptual practice, *Un'idea Brillante* plays with language, systems, and self-referential wit, inviting the viewer to engage with the idea itself as the primary subject. Characteristic of his exploration of duality, order, and chance, the work reflects his fascination with the interplay between authorship and process. Boetti's signature conceptual humor and intellectual rigor transform a simple phrase into a meditation on creativity and meaning.

Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Year
1992
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Twentieth Century, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Italian Artist, Wordplay, Arte Povera, Text-Based Art, Intellectual Humor

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