{"title":"Books, Catalogues and Publications","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"espigas-round-book-1973","title":"ESPIGA's Round Book (1973)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"380\" data-start=\"29\"\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"380\" data-start=\"29\"\u003eESPIGA's \u003cstrong data-end=\"47\" data-start=\"33\"\u003eRound Book\u003c\/strong\u003e is among the most concentrated objects of his cosmic period: a circular artist’s book conceived as an artwork in its own right. Its form, sequence, image-montage and handwritten inscriptions make it a rare material statement of the artist’s thinking at a defining moment in his career.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"917\" data-start=\"382\"\u003ePublished in December 1973 by Jaime Isidoro’s Galeria Alvarez, the book belongs to the height of ESPIGA’s 1970s visibility. In these years he was moving across painting, sculpture, stage design, performance and public-space projects with unusual intensity. In 1972, he presented \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"689\" data-start=\"652\"\u003eEgotemponírico\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e at Casa da Carruagem, in Valadares, within the artistic circle fostered by Jaime Isidoro. In 1973, he received the \u003cstrong data-end=\"833\" data-start=\"805\"\u003eSão Paulo Biennial Award\u003c\/strong\u003e for the sets and costumes of \u003cem data-end=\"873\" data-start=\"863\"\u003eDulcinea\u003c\/em\u003e, created for the Gulbenkian Ballet Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1305\" data-start=\"919\"\u003eThis context matters. Casa da Carruagem was not merely a venue, but a meeting ground for artists, critics, poets and cultural figures seeking new forms of artistic freedom in Portugal before the Revolution of 1974. ESPIGA’s collaboration with Isidoro sits within this atmosphere of experiment and communion, where performance, image, object and environment could be brought into direct relation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1850\" data-start=\"1307\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"1325\" data-start=\"1311\"\u003eRound Book\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers that spirit into a single object. Its circular structure, recurring hand motif, cosmic diagrams, photographic documentation, stage imagery and references to sculpture and installation suggest a world organised around earth, body, sun, gesture and universe. Luísa Cardoso, writing for CAM Gulbenkian, identifies the 1973 circular catalogue-book as a key source for understanding ESPIGA’s cosmic-symbolic, performative and urban-space research, noting its summary of the visual language he was developing at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2223\" data-start=\"1852\"\u003eThe book also gives rare access to ESPIGA’s worldview. Its inscriptions and imagery point towards his reflections on war, ecological fragility, cosmic energy and the possibility of human reconnection through art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2223\" data-start=\"1852\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"2098\" data-start=\"2084\"\u003eRound Book\u003c\/strong\u003e should be read as a manifesto: not in the narrow political sense, but as a carefully constructed statement of artistic purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2442\" data-start=\"2225\"\u003eCopies are held in museum and archive collections. Few examples in mint condition have survived. The Estate is releasing only \u003cstrong data-end=\"2388\" data-start=\"2373\"\u003efive copies\u003c\/strong\u003e, each accompanied by a \u003cstrong data-end=\"2441\" data-start=\"2412\"\u003ecertificate of provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2455\" data-start=\"2444\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2455\" data-start=\"2444\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2742\" data-start=\"2457\"\u003eArtist: ESPIGA Pinto\u003cbr data-end=\"2480\" data-start=\"2477\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-end=\"2499\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003eRound Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2502\" data-start=\"2499\"\u003eDate: 1973\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Artist’s book \/ circular catalogue-book\u003cbr data-end=\"2565\" data-start=\"2562\"\u003ePublisher: Galeria Alvarez, Porto\u003cbr data-end=\"2601\" data-start=\"2598\"\u003eProvenance: Estate of ESPIGA Pinto\u003cbr data-end=\"2638\" data-start=\"2635\"\u003eAvailability: Estate release of 5 copies\u003cbr data-end=\"2681\" data-start=\"2678\"\u003eCertificate: Each copy includes a certificate of provenance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ESPIGA Pinto - Official Artist Estate Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53624503468379,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/1297\/6475\/files\/ESPIGA-ROUND-BOOK1.jpg?v=1784540140"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/1297\/6475\/collections\/ESPIGA-ROUND-BOOK1.jpg?v=1785505834","url":"https:\/\/shop.espigapinto.com\/collections\/books-catalogues-and-publications.oembed","provider":"The ESPIGA Estate Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}