In July 1977, in Kassel, as part of Documenta 6, Gina Pane presented a deeply moving performance: *A Hot Afternoon*. After the performance, Gina Pane recreated its sequence in a spectacular wall installation—preparatory drawings, photographs, handwritten texts—a true visual score that has just been added to the collections of the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
This new Carnet d’Études provides an opportunity to revisit the career of a major figure in body art: Gina Pane (1939–1990), a pioneer of Body Art, a socially engaged artist, and a feminist.
This richly documented volume features a collection of exceptional contributions:
- A foreword by Éric de Chassey, director of the Beaux-Arts de Paris;
- A detailed analysis of the composition of *A Hot Afternoon* by Alice Thomine Berrada, co-curator;
- A contextualization of the work by Sophie Delpeux, associate professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University;
- An essay by Giula Longo, co-curator, highlighting the educational and contemporary aspects of her work;
- Insight into the cultural context in which the artist developed, provided by Blandine Chavanne, honorary chief curator of heritage and specialist in modern and contemporary art;
- Firsthand accounts from Pierre Buraglio and Anne Rochette, artists and former professors at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, who studied alongside Gina Pane at the school.
Richly illustrated (40 color and black-and-white reproductions), this catalog offers a rare glimpse into the archives and the thought process of an artist who profoundly transformed the relationship between the body, the image, and public space.
“Carnet d’études” Collection
Number of pages: 124
40 color illustrations
Paperback – 22 x 20 cm
Price: €26
ISBN: 978-2-84056-928-2
Beaux-Arts de Paris Éditions
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