Spoerri

Daniel (1930). Rumanian Nouveau Realisme artist whose work immortalizes objects as emblems of consumerism in a reflection of contemporary society. Famous for his paintings of tables laid out with plates, glasses, cigarette butts, and leftovers, he produced garments using objects as symbols of those that wore them. The sweater La chemise du chasseur d’oiseaux/Hommage to John Cage from 1976 is covered in little whistles and strange instruments that reproduce the songs of different birds. Spoerri also designed models for the Fontana sisters.
&Quad;2000. After three years, he finished his reconstruction of the hotel room where he lived and worked for a few years in Paris and published his memoirs in Chambre n. 13 de l’HÂtel Carcassonne, Paris, 1959-65.
&Quad;2000, November. In collaboration with the Associazione degli Istituti Culturali Europei in Milan and in honor of the start of the new millennium, la Galleria del Credito Vatellinese presented a retrospective of the artist entitled La catena genetica del mercato delle pulci (The Genetic Chain of the Flea Market). It comprises 25 rough wooden tables, on which the artist assembled a notable quantity of objects gathered over 20 years spent roaming flea markets stalls.
&Quad;2003. He exhibited his works in the Galerie Ernst Hilger in Vienna, the Kunsthaus in Vienna, the Brno House of Arts, Villa Pavoni in Switzerland, and in the Stadt Galerie Klagenfurt. He lives and works at the Giardino di Daniel Spoerri, a park situated in the Seggiano area on Monte Amiata. The Giardino houses a collection of sculptures and contemporary art installations by a variety of artists.