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“Born on a train: the impact of Medardo Rosso’s internationalism on his legacy”

“Born on a train: the impact of Medardo Rosso’s internationalism on his legacy”

by Sharon Hecker | Jul 4, 2018 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Born on a train: the impact of Medardo Rosso’s internationalism on his legacy”, Sculpture Journal, Volume 27, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 105–116. The Italian Ministry of Culture has declared several works by Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) to be of ‘national cultural interest’ and...
“The afterlife of sculptures: posthumous casts and the case of Medardo Rosso (1858–1928)”

“The afterlife of sculptures: posthumous casts and the case of Medardo Rosso (1858–1928)”

by Sharon Hecker | Jun 2, 2017 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“The afterlife of sculptures: posthumous casts and the case of Medardo Rosso (1858–1928)” Journal of Art Historiography (June 2017). Read full text here
“If the Boot Fits…Luciano Fabro’s Italie”

“If the Boot Fits…Luciano Fabro’s Italie”

by Sharon Hecker | Aug 21, 2013 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“If the Boot Fits…Luciano Fabro’s Italie”, In G. Gazzola, guest ed., Italy from Without. Forum Italicum vol. 47: 2 (August 2013): 431-462 This essay opens an art historical perspective on the wider implications regarding the relationship between artistic...
“Sealed Between Us. The Role of Wax in Luciano Fabro’s Tuˆ”

“Sealed Between Us. The Role of Wax in Luciano Fabro’s Tuˆ”

by Sharon Hecker | Mar 21, 2013 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Sealed Between Us. The Role of Wax in Luciano Fabro’s Tuˆ”. Oxford Art Journal vol. 36:1 (March 2013): 13-38 This essay examines the role of red sealing wax in Tu (1978), Arte povera artist Lucian Fabro’s little-known work comprising a hanging egg-shaped...
“Servant of Two Masters. Lucio Fontana’s 1948 Sculptures in Milan’s Cinema Arlecchino”

“Servant of Two Masters. Lucio Fontana’s 1948 Sculptures in Milan’s Cinema Arlecchino”

by Sharon Hecker | Dec 21, 2012 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Servant of Two Masters. Lucio Fontana’s 1948 Sculptures in Milan’s Cinema Arlecchino”. Oxford Art Journal vol. 35:3 (December 2012): 337-361 This essay critically assesses two hitherto unstudied sculptural decorations by Lucio Fontana in Milan: a ceramic...
“An Enfant Malade by Medardo Rosso from the Collection of Louis Vauxcelles”

“An Enfant Malade by Medardo Rosso from the Collection of Louis Vauxcelles”

by Sharon Hecker | Dec 21, 2010 | JOURNAL ARTICLES

“An Enfant Malade by Medardo Rosso from the Collection of Louis Vauxcelles”, The Burlington Magazine vol. 152:1292 (December 2010): 727-735. The essay recovers a hitherto unknown wax cast by Medardo Rosso, Enfant malade, which belonged to the family of French critic...
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Watch a talk by Sharon Hecker at New York Studio School

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Watch a talk by Sharon Hecker at NYU Florence

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Hear a Talk by Sharon Hecker at the Center for Italian Modern Art

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Video: Catalogue Raisonne’ Scholars Association Posthumous Cast Conference Recording Now Available Online

'The Afterlife of Sculptures: Posthumous Casts in Scholarship, the Market, and the Law' was a two-day conference on issues surrounding posthumous casts of sculptures held at the Dedalus Foundation, New York on May 1 and 2, 2018. See more here.