Videograms

The illy collection of the Korean artist Nam Jun Paik originated during his
exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan in 1994. Paik -- an artist and
musician who is considered the inventor of video art -- used the curved
and translucent surface of the porcelain cup as a screen. Turning it in
our hands, we can follow the story, creating a "painted short film" in a
few seconds.

Italian Riviera

James Rosenquist, a giant of Pop Art who calls himself, "old Schmierer"
(spreader in German, a word he's fond of) and has lived in symbiosis
with the paintbrush for all these years, now has the courage to abandon
the brush. He is ready to create another language made up of long
strips of colorful French paper that he glues in gorgeous tangled
masses. This paper is used all over the world for banknotes. James
Rosenquist buys it white and paints it with durable paints to obtain a
practically eternal color. With this system, James Rosenquist created a
series of cups which reflect his ineffable lightness of being.

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