Rudolf Stingel / INSTRUCTIONS ISTRUZIONI ANLEITUNG MODE D'EMPLOI INSTRUCCIONES 手順
STINGEL Rudolf (Merano 1956), [Milano], [Massimo De Carlo], [1989], 20,9x14,4 cm, paperback, pp. [24], artist’s book illustrated with black and white images (photo Santi Caleca) combined with instructions in six languages, to inform the reader on how to create a painting identical to the ones exhibited in the gallery. Published in conjunction of the third solo show of Rudolf Stingel, held at Galleria Massimo De Carlo in Milan.
STINGEL Rudolf (Merano 1956), [Milano], [Massimo De Carlo], [1989], 20,9x14,4 cm, paperback, pp. [24], artist’s book illustrated with black and white images (photo Santi Caleca) combined with instructions in six languages, to inform the reader on how to create a painting identical to the ones exhibited in the gallery. Published in conjunction of the third solo show of Rudolf Stingel, held at Galleria Massimo De Carlo in Milan.
STINGEL Rudolf (Merano 1956), [Milano], [Massimo De Carlo], [1989], 20,9x14,4 cm, paperback, pp. [24], artist’s book illustrated with black and white images (photo Santi Caleca) combined with instructions in six languages, to inform the reader on how to create a painting identical to the ones exhibited in the gallery. Published in conjunction of the third solo show of Rudolf Stingel, held at Galleria Massimo De Carlo in Milan.
"Stingel's feat was to reverse Walter Benjamin's theory that authenticity and authorship are lost in mechanical reproduction, creating a chance to teach the mechanics of producing the aura of his artworks. He erased the very idea of the copy because every painting, following his instructions, would have come out as a true original" (Francesco Bonami, Rudolf Stingel, 2007, p. 18).
