Books

Carlo Antonelli, Tiziano Scarpa e Giacomo Verde will present the book Lello Voce, L’Esercizio della Lingua , Poesie 1991 – 2008. Poet, writer and performer, Lello Voce was one of the founders of Gruppo 93 and of Baldus. The book features a double CD with musics by Paolo Fresu, Michael Gross and Frank Nemola, materials from the archive and original videos by Giacomo Verde and Robert Rebotti. Presentation with the author on November 27th at 6.30 pm in Venezia, Fondazione Buziol, Palazzo Mangilli – Valmarana. Pictured here, Silvio Merlino, “Portrait of poet Lello Voce”.

With Carnera, Pasolini and Il re bianco, and his recent Très!, Davide Toffolo has become one of the most important and beloved authors in Italy. But Davide Toffolo is also known as the one who put music and comics together. Cinque allegri ragazzi morti - La serie completa is an occasion to appreciate this fusion. Three volumes of 160 pages each, published by Coconino Press and three CDs with the music of Tre allegri ragazzi morti, the rock band born from the comics themselves. Tre allegri ragazzi morti will also perform live in Napoli, Roma, Torino, Firenze and Bologna.

Written by Pierre Restany (1930 -2003), mentor of the Nouveau Réalisme, militant critic, cosmopolitan, and a collaborator with Domus, this book, completed in 1986 and devoted to Yves Klein's work, attempts to achieve an analysis, a depth and an extraordinary quality of language. He delves deeply into Klein's work and thought with a very particular style, analyzing specifically the works produced with fire, seen as an element of transformation, where what Restany defines as "the happy marriage among ethics and aesthetics" is realized. In 2000 the book was published by la Différence with a new Restany's preface, now "Yves Klein, Il fuoco nel cuore del vuoto" has been translated for the Prearo Editore version.

This morning Young Blood 2007 was presented at Triennale di Milano: the first annual book about young talented Italian artists who have received prizes or recognition for Art and Culture in the World during 2007. More than 400 pages, 200 protagonists of our times, the best testimonials of the Italian chance to be innovative and competitive. The project is a result of a collaboration between Iron Production and Premio Terna per l’Arte Contemporanea. Available in bookstores, Young Blood is curated by Daniela Ubaldi, Editor in Chief at Next Exit and Next Mag.