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Alighiero Boetti — Una parola al vento, due parole al vento, tre parole al vento, 100 parole al vento
Alighiero Boetti

Una parola al vento, due parole al vento, tre parole al vento, 100 parole al vento

Alighiero Boetti's *Una parola al vento, due parole al vento, tre parole al vento, 100 parole al vento* reflects the artist's enduring fascination with systems, seriality, and the passage of time. The work's title — translating to "one word to the wind, two words to the wind, three words to the wind, 100 words to the wind" — evokes a sense of accumulation and inevitable dispersal, themes central to Boetti's conceptual practice. Through its rhythmic, counting structure, the piece meditates on language as something simultaneously tangible and ephemeral, slipping away even as it is gathered.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 10, 2016

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Alighiero Boetti, Una parola al vento, due parole al vento, tre parole al vento, 100 parole al vento

Alighiero Boetti's *Una parola al vento, due parole al vento, tre parole al vento, 100 parole al vento* reflects the artist's enduring fascination with systems, seriality, and the passage of time. The work's title — translating to "one word to the wind, two words to the wind, three words to the wind, 100 words to the wind" — evokes a sense of accumulation and inevitable dispersal, themes central to Boetti's conceptual practice. Through its rhythmic, counting structure, the piece meditates on language as something simultaneously tangible and ephemeral, slipping away even as it is gathered.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Minimalist, Text-Based, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Language, Italian, Abstract, Words, Contemporary

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