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Before or After, at the Same Time
Rome, Milan, and Fabio Mauri, 1948-1968

2019, English
Paperback (w. corrugated board wrap), 212 pages, 21.1 x 25.9 cm
Published by Hauser & Wirth / Zurich

$95.00 - Out of stock

Before or After, at the Same Time: Rome, Milan, and Fabio Mauri, 1948–1968 is a landmark publication from Hauser & Wirth Publishers exploring post-war Italian art through the cultural lens of remarkable 20th-century thinkers and artists. Discover the fascinating narrative of Fabio Mauri, an artist, writer, producer and intellectual, alongside the history of his family, a publishing dynasty which thrived on close connections to radical Italian art, poetry, cinema, philosophy and literature. Mauri’s story becomes a starting point from which to explore Italian visual culture, its influences and the defining ideas behind it. The title refers to Mauri’s statement: "I can’t stay in step with my time. I am either before or after it, at the same time." (Fabio Mauri, Ideology and Memory).

The social and political aftermath of the Second World War engendered two highly energetic pockets of creativity in the cities of Rome and Milan. Uncover a tale of these two cities, with Mauri—a multi-disciplinary artist who resisted categorisation—acting as the point of introduction to the artistic practices that emerged from each of these distinct cultural, economic and political scenes. The book examines and, in cases, re-examines the artistic milieu surrounding Mauri which included Carla Accardi, Franco Angeli, Enrico Baj, Alberto Burri, Alighiero Boetti, Enrico Castellani, Dadamaino, Piero Dorazio, Tano Festa, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Piero Manzoni, Gastone Novelli, Mimmo Rotella, Mario Schifano, Giulio Turcato and Cy Twombly.

Edited by Ben Eastham, the publication features essays and newly commissioned texts by Giorgio Agamben, Ilaria Bernardi, Barbara Casavecchia, Pierre Testard, Andrea Viliani and Laura Cherubini; an interview between Achille and Sebastiano Mauri discussing the enduring and near unbelievable family history; a historic article by Fabio Mauri "In 1960 the 1950s Were 10 Years Old," bringing his prescient character to life; never before published and translated letters between Silvana Mauri, Fabio’s eldest sister, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, the filmmaker, writer and poet expressing a remarkable intimacy and honesty

File under: Fabio Mauri Carla Accardi Franco Angeli Enrico Baj Alberto Burri Alighiero Boetti Enrico Castellani Dadamaino Piero Dorazio Tano Festa Lucio Fontana Jannis Kounellis Piero Manzoni Gastone Novelli Mimmo Rotella Mario Schifano Giulio Turcato Cy Twombly Pier Paolo Pasolini Ben Eastham Giorgio Agamben Ilaria Bernardi Barbara Casavecchia Laura Cherubini Andrea Viliani Achille Mauri Sebastiano Mauri Silvana Mauri Fabio Mauri Pier Paolo Pasolini Pierre Testard Hauser & Wirth / Zurich Arte Informale / Haute Pâte / Tachism Arte Povera Painting Sculpture / Installation Performance / Dance / Theater Theory / Essay Group Shows / Collections Art Conceptual Art Minimal Art Pop Art Film / Video

Arte Povera
Edited by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

1999, English
Softcover (w. dust jacket), 304 pages, 29.2 x 25.5 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / good
Published by Phaidon / London

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