Abscondita Publishes Vincenzo Agnetti's Writings (1959–1981)

Abscondita has released "Scritti d’arte (1959-1981)", a collection of texts by Italian conceptual artist Vincenzo Agnetti, edited by art historian Federica Boragina. The volume spans Agnetti's shift from painting to writing in 1959 through 1981, when he expressed skepticism toward retrospective art reflections. Organized into five sections, it includes propositional writings, interviews, and critical notes by Boragina, plus an essay by curator Marco Meneguzzo highlighting Agnetti's conceptualist originality and interest in "the flow of thought." Agnetti's writings critique Pop Art and other movements, explore the relationship between material and immaterial, and emphasize art as process. The book features the series "Copia dal vero numero primo," originally published in Domus in 1971. Agnetti's critical tone targets cultural contexts and art discourse, as seen in his 1970 text "Konzeptionelle Kunst" and his assessments of artists like Ian Wilson, Eva Sørensen, and others.