Four New Books on Piero Manzoni Published by His Foundation

Key facts

• Fondazione Piero Manzoni published four new books on Piero Manzoni.
• The foundation is directed by Rosalia Pasqualino di Marineo.
• Piero Manzoni was born in Soncino in 1933 and died in Milan in 1963.
• "Piero Manzoni. Nuovi studi" is a 250-page collection of 14 essays, published by Carlo Cambi for €18.
• Essays include analyses by Luisa Mensi, Paolo Campiglio on Manzoni's Dutch correspondence, Fuyumi Namioka on Japan, Raffaella Perna on Rome, Davide Colombo on Emilio Villa, Erminio Risso on Edoardo Sanguineti, Michele Dantini on Achromes 1957-59, and Gaspare Luigi Marcone on "Per la scoperta di una zona d'immagini [2]" from 1958.
• Raffaella Perna also authored the monograph "Piero Manzoni e Roma" (Electa, €24, 136 pages), the fifth volume in the Pesci rossi series by Electa and the Fondazione Piero Manzoni.
• The book covers Manzoni's first trip to Rome in 1955 and posthumous homages by Tano Festa in 1969.
• "Piero Manzoni: The Twin Paintings" is a 48-page catalogue (€22) published by Hauser & Wirth and the Fondazione Piero Manzoni.
• The catalogue features two "heterozygous twin" Achromes from around 1959 from the collection of Pasquale Senatore in Stuttgart.
• Hauser & Wirth, a Swiss-based gallery, has managed Manzoni's estate since last year.
• Andrea Cortellessa's "Monsieur Zero. 26 lettere su Manzoni, quello vero" (Italosvevo, €14, 136 pages) contains 26 letters.
• The book's cover is by Maurizio Ceccato, who also designs covers for Grandi Mostre.
• The quote "Manzoni, quello vero" is from the band Baustelle.
• The article was published in Grandi Mostre #10.
• Marco Enrico Giacomelli is the author of the article.