Giulio Paolini remembers Germano Celant in a personal tribute

Giulio Paolini, a fellow Genoese born in 1940, writes a heartfelt farewell to Germano Celant, the renowned art critic and curator who died in 2020. Paolini recalls Celant's role in launching his career in the 1960s and their lifelong collaboration, including their first monograph together in 1972 and its reprint in 2019. The tribute, published on Artribune, reflects on their shared artistic vision and enduring friendship. Celant, a key figure in Arte Povera, was born in Genoa on November 5, 1940, and lived in Turin. Paolini's letter is dated Turin, April 29, 2020.