Jan Fabre's The Night Writer Opens FOG Festival at Triennale Milano

Jan Fabre (born 1958, Antwerp) premiered his theatrical work The Night Writer. Giornale notturno at the Triennale Teatro di Milano, inaugurating the FOG festival running until June. The performance features actor Lino Musella seated at a desk, reciting in Italian passages from Fabre's major works—including Io sono sangue, L'angelo della morte, and Drugs kept me alive—alongside excerpts from his personal diaries collected in the two volumes of The Night Writer. Giornale notturno. The stage is covered in salt, lit only by a desk lamp. Fabre's writings are distinguished by ink color: blue Bic biro for truth, red for falsehood. Musella voices forty years of the artist's reflections, spanning his ambitious twenties, early successes selling works to important collectors (whom he claims he won over with the story of his Belgian cigarette pack designed by Magritte), and mature years marked by self-irony and persistent divine omnipotence. The piece balances sincere exposure with playful self-mockery, showcasing Fabre's multilayered artistry. The festival is organized by Triennale Milano.