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Supersuperficie [Supersurface] (1972)

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Supersuperficie [Supersurface] (1972)

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People

  • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)
  • Alessandro Poli (architect)

Title

Supersuperficie [Supersurface] (1972)

Dates of creation

1971-1972

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 60 drawings
  • 5 photos
  • 1 folder textual documents
  • 1 magazine

Scope and Content

Project series documents Poli's design and development work on the Supersurface project created with Superstudio in 1972. Part of Superstudio's project, "Five Fundamental Acts: Life, Education, Ceremony, Love and Death", included films created on each theme, Supersurface was the first in the series ("Life"), and was shown at the 1972 exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Achievements and Problems in Italian Design" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The final film had a running time of 15 minutes and was shot in colour on 16 mm film.

Material predominantly includes project drawings, collages and sketches, along with a textual and drawn storyboard for the film. The storyboard was sent in a folder made by Poli, which has been retained as part of the fonds. Material in the folder has been kept in the order in which Poli transferred it. Of note are also 3 larger drawings, one of which is a collage of photos featuring Poli, and another is an immense brightly-coloured collage of a young woman on the edge of a sea with a machine floating beaming down on her. These drawings have been signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio. Also included is a copy of "L'Espresso" magazine dated 4 June 1972 (no. 23), featuring Umberto Eco's article "Dal cucchiaio alla città".

Reference Number

AP148.S1.1972.PR02

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1972.PR02.001
    • Title: Notes, sketches, and reprographic copies, Supersurface
    • Dates of creation: 1972
    • Form: drawings, textual records, photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 40

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    70 pages drawings and texts, with graphic materials interspersed throughout. Some textual documents are copies. Material in has been kept in the order in which Poli transferred it to the CCA, and was stored in 7 folders that reflect the divisions he created within the material. Includes materials for the film "Supersuperficie - Vita."

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 57 drawings, 5 photographs

    Physical Description:

    Group separated in 7 folders.

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-009-004 - 10

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1972.PR02.002
    • Title: Project drawing and collage, Supersurface
    • Dates of creation: 1974
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    Two drawings, including a collage of a young woman.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 70 × 50 cm (27 9/16 × 19 11/16 in.) sheet (largest): 100 × 70 cm (39 3/8 × 27 9/16 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-001-005

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1972.PR02.003
    • Title: L'Espresso magazine (no. 23), with article by Umberto Eco "Dal cucchiaio alla città", Supersurface
    • Dates of creation: June 1972
    • Form: journals and magazines
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 magazine

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-003-010

    Objects that have been catalogued:

    • Issue of "L'Espresso" magazine (no. 23) with article by Umberto Eco "Dal cucchiaio alla città" (from the project file Supersuperficie [Supersurface])
      • ARCH400374
      • Issue of "L'Espresso" magazine (no. 23) with article by Umberto Eco "Dal cucchiaio alla città" (from the project file Supersuperficie [Supersurface])
      • Form: journals and magazines
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    • Reference Number: AP148.S1.1972.PR02.004
    • Title: Photomontage, "Alessandro Poli discovers a plug", Supersurface
    • Dates of creation: 1971
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Alessandro Poli (archive creator)

    Description:

    Caption also reads: "From Life/Supersurface". With images of Alessandro Poli.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photomontage

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 96 × 66 cm (37 13/16 × 26 in.)

    Credit line:

    Alessandro Poli fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Alessandro Poli/
    Gift of Alessandro Poli

    Folder Number:

    148-006-008

    Objects that have been catalogued:

    • Collage showing Alessandro Poli discovrering a plug for Supersuperficie [Supersurface]
      • ARCH400375
      • Collage showing Alessandro Poli discovrering a plug for Supersuperficie [Supersurface]
      • Form: photographs
      • Add to folder
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