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THE ZURICH ROOM. Tribute to Zoran Mušic

Primavera al Fortuny

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In 1949, Zoran Mušicˇ (Bocavizza, 1909 - Venice, 2005) was commissioned by sisters Charlotte and Nelly Dornacher to decorate the basement of their villa in Zollikon near Zurich. The result was to be an example of a “total work of art”: in addition to
creating paintings on plaster and on jute and linen canvas, the artist also designed the decorative patterns embroidered on the curtains and tablecloth that adorned the room. Several pieces of furniture, though not designed by him, were chosen on his agreement and completed the space created for holding social gatherings. Most of the paintings were applied directly onto the wall plaster, five further compositions on linen cloth were stretched on frames attached to the walls, while decorated jute cloth was used for the entrance door, the same fabric as the curtains and a tablecloth embroidered to a design by the artist, who chose the colours and the various embroidery stitches. After years of neglect and abandonment, the room has been restored, thanks to the intervention of Paolo Cadorin, Mušicˇ’s brother in-law and director of the restoration department of Basel Kunstmuseum.
He oversaw the removal of the plaster, its transfer on aluminium honeycomb panels, and the restoration of the canvases and furniture.
Date: 
Samstag, März 24, 2018 bis Sonntag, Oktober 21, 2018
Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So
 
 
 
 
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Price: 
Paid admission