Luca Maria Patella - They Are Hot in Their Cube

In a series of previously unpublished conversations between Italian art critic and historian Enrico Crispolti (1933-2018) and contemporary Italian artist Luca Maria Patella (b. 1934), this book traces the latter's work from the start of his practice in the late 1950s to 2000, the year when these dialogues took place. The book provides an opportunity to delve into the artist's world and an unorthodox look at many of the artistic milieus in which he was involved, from conceptual art to Arte Povera, from installation to cinema, and from visual poetry to artist's books. Presented in the direct and informal language of a chat, it offers complex ideas and a trajectory that are never linear.