Carlo Alfano's Daughter on Preserving His Legacy 30 Years After His Death

Flavia Alfano, daughter of the late Italian artist Carlo Alfano, discusses the ongoing work of the Archivio Alfano, which she directs. The archive promotes Alfano's oeuvre, highlighted by a major retrospective at MART in Rovereto (2017-2018). Alfano, who died on October 25, 1990, in Naples, was a key figure in Italian contemporary art, known for exploring form and space across two and three dimensions. His seminal work "Stanza per voci, Archivio delle nominazioni" (1969-1974) reflects on the concept of the archive as a Foucauldian device. Flavia describes the archive's daily mission of preserving, studying, and creating new connections around her father's work, often uncovering lost or unknown pieces. She credits a network of collaborators including photographers, restorers, and scholars. Recent projects include a film produced by Artecinema and directed by Matteo Frittelli. Future plans involve a series of monographic notebooks focusing on individual works or aspects of Alfano's research, starting from his early 1950s production.