L'Ombra della Ragione. Shadow of Reason. Exploring the Spiritual in European Identity in the 20th Century.

R�cken gebr�t. - Un impegno per l'Europa Romano Prodi -- A Commitment for Europe -- L'ombra della ragione Danilo Eccher -- Shadow of Reason -- Per L'ombra della ragione Umberto Eco -- For L'ombra della ragione -- Preghiere vane Maria de Corrai -- Vain Prayers -- Modelli di spiritualit�ell'arte europea nel contesto dell'espansionismo universalista e delle esperienze esistenziali individuali L�d Hegyi -- Models of Spirituality in European Art in the Context of Universalistic Expansion and Individual Experience -- "Lo spirito soffia dove vuole" Gianni Vattimo -- "The spirit blows where it will" -- L'ombra della ragione/Shadow of Reason -- Elenco delle opere esposte/List of Exhibited Works -- Bacon, Balka, Beuys, Boccioni, Boltanski, Ciraci, Cragg, deChirico, Dean, Duchamp, Dumas, Fontana, Giacometti, Gilbert & George, Kiefer, Klein, Laib, Long, Malevic, Merz, Mondrian, Morandi, Munch, Palermo, Parmiggiani, Polke, Scully, Solano, Tapies, Tesi, Whiteread, Zorio. // A thought-provoking theme that continues to promote discussion: is the spirit a mysterious interior force or an irrational one? is it magical or mystical? This book attempts to answer these questions by proposing a new interpretation of the work of the leading protagonists of modern and contemporary art.The authors' aim is to explore a specific European identity in the artistic landscape of the twentieth century by examining 150 works of this historical period by major figures in European art. To this end, the new interpretive methodology- which breaks away from the rigid and traditional parameters of analysis-subverts the continued rule of reason in the name of poetry and transcendence. ISBN 8881582880