MATERIALITY AND SONORITY IN THE WORK OF GIULIA NICCOLAI AND PATRIZIA VICINELLI

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  • Francesca Valentini

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57871/fkw7720261776

Abstract

ABSTRACT______This paper examines the interplay between materiality and sonority in the neo-avant-garde work of Italian artists Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021) and Patrizia Vicinelli (1943–1991). Focusing on Niccolai’s plaquettes Humpty Dumpty and Poema & Oggetto (Poem & Object), and Vicinelli’s performances and video works at the 1978 Venice Biennale’s Materializzazione del linguaggio (Materialization of Language), it highlights how both artists foreground the phonetic and performative dimensions of concrete and visual poetry. By exploring the fusion of visual form, objects, and sound, the study argues that their work challenges conventional literary and curatorial hierarchies, emphasizing the essential role of voice, gesture, and auditory experience in the reception of poetic material. This analysis contributes to the reassessment of women’s contributions to (Italian) experimental poetry between 1960 and 1980, revealing the performative, multisensory nature of their art.

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2026-07-29