Around Marisa
The works, friends and words of Marisa Merz
Simona Confalonieri
Italy, 2013, 26′
Languages: Italian
Subtitles: English, Spanish
CC: Italian
Languages: Italian
Subtitles: English, Spanish
CC: Italian
An intense choral portrait that tells the Marisa Merz story through the many voices of those who knew her.
An intense choral portrait that tells the Marisa Merz story through the many voices of those who knew her.
SYNOPSIS
Marisa Merz is a crucial figure in postwar Italian art and an eccentric voice in the contemporary art world. Arte Povera made its debut on the international art scene with her, the wife and artistic companion of Mario Merz. Her value is evident in the most important contemporary art museum collections in the world. Marisa is always there, with her personality, her irony, her works and her relationships. Her work has never ended. But she has never liked being photographed or on TV. The documentary recounts her domestic world, the original way she uses her time to meld her work with her life. We also hear Marisa’s voice for the first time. She tells us about herself and her work against the backdrop of her home studios in Turin and Milan and the exhibition that the Merz Foundation dedicated to her in 2012. Helping to tell Marisa’s story is a chorus of voices – friends, artists, art historians, curators and gallery owners – that have been an essential part of it.
CREDITS
Director Simona Confalonieri
Curated by Azalea Seratoni
Director of photography Simona Lanzi
Editing Walter Marocchi
Music Gianluca Porcu
Production Simona Confalonieri
With Tucci Russo, Paolo Mussat Sartor, Ester Coen, Germano Celant, Nunzio, Sally Salvadori, Remo Salvadori, Chiara Bertola
