Corrado Levi's Multidisciplinary Practice Celebrated in New Electa Book

Electa has published "Corpi," a volume dedicated to the multifaceted artist and architect Corrado Levi (Turin, 1936), edited by Monica Bottani, founder and director of Galleria Ribot. The book features contributions from Luca Massimo Barbero, Beppe Finessi, Damiano Gullì, and Maria Villa, offering a portrait that captures Levi's unique approach to traversing the arts. Barbero describes Levi's practice as a continuous construction through "acute syncretisms" across art, vision, and society. Finessi highlights Levi's ability to import influences from other authors into his work, blurring boundaries between painting, installation, architecture, and design. Damiano Gullì's biography details Levi's curatorial activity, notably the seminal 1986 exhibition "Il Cangiante" at PAC in Milan, which juxtaposed unknown and famous artists without hierarchy. The book also explores Levi's encounter with designer Cinzia Ruggeri in the mid-1980s, resulting in the "Gioielli Guaritori" collection. Graphic design by Leonardo Sonnoli enhances the publication. "Corpi" is presented as an immersion into Levi's world, described as "a living entity in space and time, a fury." The 224-page book, priced at €32 (ISBN 9788892821309), was published in Milan in 2021.