PROPORTIO Axel Vervoordt

This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition PROPORTIO, the exhibition in Palazzo Fortuny during the Biennale di Venezia curated by Axel Vervoordt and Daniela Ferretti, en suite to the highly acclaimed exhibitions from the past Artempo (2007), In-finitum (2009), TRA (2011) and Tàpies, lo sguardo dell’artista (2013). Organised by the Axel & May Vervoordt Foundation and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, the exhibition explores the omnipresence of universal proportions in art, science, music and architecture.

The catalogue for the exhibition contains thorough academic essays from scientists, musicians, architects and artists, including Bernard Lietaer (Professor and international expert in the design and implementation of currency systems, Belgium); Giulio d’Alessio (musician and artistic director of the orchestra "Il Pomo d'Oro" and of Inspiratum, Italy); Ludovica Lumer (Neuroscientist Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, UCL London and Milano-Bicocca University); Spyros Papapetros (Professor History and Theory of Architecture at Princeton University, USA); Eddie De Wolf (Professor in Physics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium); Gira Gratier (Expert in Jainism, Belgium & India); Francesco Poli (Art critic and teacher at Université Paris 8). All artworks from the exhibition are illustrated in the catalogue, each one featuring a comment or quote from the artist or connoisseur about the meaning of proportions.
Book informationsYear:Edited in 2015Pages and dimensions:440 pages, 29.5 x 29.5 cmList of available languages:Available in:
Author:A. Vervoordt