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Agata Boetti Publishes Intimate Portrait of Father Alighiero Boetti

publication · 2026-05-05

Agata Boetti, daughter of the late Italian conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti (Turin, 1940 – Rome, 1994), has released a book titled "Il gioco dell'arte" (Electa, 2016). The 285-page volume offers an unprecedented look at the artist through a daughter's eyes, blending family photographs with documentation of his works and public events. Rather than a conventional biography, the book presents a playful, polyphonic narrative that dissolves boundaries between personal memory and artistic legacy. It draws on the artist's fascination with measurement, travel, drawing, and endless systems, presenting his chaotic yet luminous creative process. The work includes numerous anecdotes and images, framing Boetti's art as a universal code that mixes reality without confusion. Agata Boetti's perspective transforms the typically melancholic act of remembrance into a generative dialogue that continues to inspire. The book is priced at €24.90 and published by Electa in Milan.

Key facts

  • Book title: Il gioco dell'arte
  • Author: Agata Boetti
  • Publisher: Electa
  • Publication year: 2016
  • Pages: 285
  • Price: €24.90
  • ISBN: 978889180636
  • Subject: Alighiero Boetti (1940–1994)

Entities

Artists

  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Agata Boetti

Institutions

  • Electa

Locations

  • Turin
  • Rome
  • Milan
  • Italy

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