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Palazzo Cisterna Torino 3 – 5 November 2017 Two themed exhibitions, curated by Elena Volpato, for the cultural program of FLAT Ettore Sottsass. Le pagine at Palazzo Birago di Borgaro Lettura per voci e silenzio at Palazzo Cisterna The first edition of FLAT fiera libro arte Torino, the new international event dedicated to contemporary art publishing — to be held at Palazzo Cisterna, Torino, from 3 to 5 November 2017 — features as part of its cultural program two exhibitions: the monographic show on Ettore Sottsass. Le pagine, and the group exhibit Lettura per voci e silenzio, both curated by Elena Volpato. The exhibition “Ettore Sottsass. Le pagine” is hosted in the rooms of Palazzo Birago. The Chamber of Commerce of Torino provided its institutional seat to celebrate the centennial of Sottsass’s birth and the unlimited creativity of an artist who, more than others, truly expressed himself through books and magazines, each time reinventing the shape, the meaning, and the function of the printed page. The display will offer visitors a chance to see the entire production of Sottsass’s books, periodicals and pamphlets: from the epic stenciled copies of Room East 128. Chronicle dated 1962, to the catalogs for the Memphis Group, from magazines, such as Pianeta Fresco, to visual essays, from the lithographic and photographic books, to the calligraphy practice of Kena Upaniᶊad. All his publications were interspersed in time with the series of new year cards and augural prints that Sottsass and his associates mailed every year, also on view. Sottsass always proved himself capable of creating some different form, be it the most basic slip of paper or the most complex editorial designs. He shaped the pages anew, based on his original thinking and on the meaning to be delivered, in order to find, and hand over to the reader, a true reciprocation between meaning and form, between expressing the lettering and the page layout and expressing himself, his own personality—which meant expressing what his mind created each time, through a constant life practice, looking and researching the world, ultimately conveying his indefatigable reading of the world. Books, magazines, and pamphlets are displayed one next to the other, following the natural flow of time and the unfolding of the author’s life thus revealing how, in this amazing heap of publications, in this inexhaustible imagination inspired by fascinations, chances, shapes and colors, the common trait, the true fil rouge, is Sottsass’s reverberating individuality, as he responded with a new music to life’s encounters. Encounters which he was constantly seeking, be it people, cultures, places, materials or artworks. The exhibit dedicated to Ettore Sottsass is complemented by the show Lettura per voci e silenzio, also curated by Elena Volpato and hosted at Palazzo Cisterna, venue of the Fair’s first edition. This exhibit is devoted to the liturgy of reading, intended both as an inner space and as a public space, an act of sharing. It evokes the dual birth—sound and visual—of a written page: in ancient times, reading was mostly intended as the social sharing of a text, it meant reading out loud in front of an audience, whereas later on, reading became what St. Augustine vividly described in his Confessions, in the passage where he marvels at seeing St Ambrose totally absorbed in his private inner space, silently studying with sealed lips: “his eyes scanned the page and his heart sought out the meaning”. Some works, disseminated among the publishers’ desks in the Fair, allow visitors to listen to the voices of artists and performers reading various texts in front of the camera. They are the videos by John Baldessari,

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   Palazzo  Cisterna  Torino  3  –  5  November  2017    

Two  themed  exhibitions,  curated  by  Elena  Volpato,  for  the  cultural  program  of  FLAT  Ettore  Sottsass.  Le  pagine  at  Palazzo  Birago  di  Borgaro  

Lettura  per  voci  e  silenzio  at  Palazzo  Cisterna    

The  first  edition  of  FLAT  -­‐  fiera  libro  arte  Torino,  the  new  international  event  dedicated  to  contemporary  art  publishing  —  to  be  held  at  Palazzo  Cisterna,  Torino,  from  3  to  5  November  2017  —  features  as  part  of  its  cultural  program  two  exhibitions:  the  monographic  show  on  Ettore  Sottsass.  Le  pagine,  and  the  group  exhibit  Lettura  per  voci  e  silenzio,  both  curated  by  Elena  Volpato.    The   exhibition   “Ettore   Sottsass.   Le   pagine”   is   hosted   in   the   rooms   of   Palazzo   Birago.   The   Chamber   of  Commerce  of   Torino  provided   its   institutional   seat   to  celebrate   the  centennial  of  Sottsass’s  birth  and   the  unlimited   creativity   of   an   artist   who,   more   than   others,   truly   expressed   himself   through   books   and  magazines,  each  time  reinventing  the  shape,  the  meaning,  and  the  function  of  the  printed  page.  The  display  will   offer   visitors   a   chance   to   see   the  entire   production   of   Sottsass’s   books,   periodicals   and   pamphlets:  from   the  epic   stenciled   copies  of  Room  East  128.  Chronicle   dated  1962,   to   the   catalogs   for   the  Memphis  Group,   from  magazines,   such   as  Pianeta   Fresco,   to  visual   essays,   from   the   lithographic   and  photographic  books,  to  the  calligraphy  practice  of  Kena  Upaniᶊad.  All  his  publications  were  interspersed  in  time  with  the  series  of  new  year  cards  and  augural  prints  that  Sottsass  and  his  associates  mailed  every  year,  also  on view.  Sottsass  always  proved  himself  capable  of  creating  some  different  form,  be  it  the  most  basic  slip  of  paper  or  the  most  complex  editorial  designs.  He  shaped  the  pages  anew,  based  on  his  original  thinking  and  on  the  meaning   to   be   delivered,   in   order   to   find,   and   hand   over   to   the   reader,   a   true   reciprocation   between  meaning  and  form,  between  expressing  the   lettering  and  the  page   layout  and  expressing  himself,  his  own  personality—which  meant   expressing  what   his  mind   created   each   time,   through   a   constant   life   practice,  looking  and  researching  the  world,  ultimately  conveying  his  indefatigable  reading  of  the  world.  Books,  magazines,  and  pamphlets  are  displayed  one  next   to   the  other,   following   the  natural   flow  of   time  and   the   unfolding   of   the   author’s   life   thus   revealing   how,   in   this   amazing   heap   of   publications,   in   this  inexhaustible  imagination  inspired  by  fascinations,  chances,  shapes  and  colors,  the  common  trait,  the  true  fil   rouge,   is   Sottsass’s   reverberating   individuality,   as   he   responded  with   a   new  music   to   life’s   encounters.  Encounters  which  he  was  constantly  seeking,  be  it  people,  cultures,  places,  materials  or  artworks.      The   exhibit   dedicated   to   Ettore   Sottsass   is   complemented   by   the   show   Lettura   per   voci   e   silenzio,   also  curated   by   Elena  Volpato   and   hosted   at  Palazzo   Cisterna,   venue   of   the   Fair’s   first   edition.   This   exhibit   is  devoted  to  the  liturgy  of  reading,  intended  both  as  an  inner  space  and  as  a  public  space,  an  act  of  sharing.  It  evokes  the  dual  birth—sound  and  visual—of  a  written  page:  in  ancient  times,  reading  was  mostly  intended  as  the  social  sharing  of  a  text,  it  meant  reading  out  loud  in  front  of  an  audience,  whereas  later  on,  reading  became  what  St.  Augustine  vividly  described  in  his  Confessions,  in  the  passage  where  he  marvels  at  seeing  St  Ambrose  totally  absorbed  in  his  private  inner  space,  silently  studying  with  sealed  lips:  “his  eyes  scanned  the  page  and  his  heart  sought  out  the  meaning”.    Some  works,  disseminated  among  the  publishers’  desks  in  the  Fair,  allow  visitors  to  listen  to  the  voices  of  artists  and  performers  reading  various  texts  in  front  of  the  camera.  They  are  the  videos  by  John  Baldessari,  

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Three   Feathers   and   Other   Fairy   Tales,   by  Martha   Rosler,  Martha   Rosler   Reads   "Vogue",   a   work   by   Karl  Holmqvist,  I’m  with  you  in  Rockland  and  the  choral  work  by  Concetta  Modica,  In  pasto  al  presente  #3.  In   a   separate,   secluded   area,   is   a   series   of   small   rooms   hosting   about   thirty  works,   creating   an   island   of  quietness  where  the  space  of  the  page  and  the  countless  shapes  of  the  books  imagined  by  the  artists  will  be  allowed   to  disclose   their   silence.  Visitors  will   plunge   into   the  perceptive   infinity   of   Romanzo  blu  by   Irma  Blank;   they  will  stand   in  front  of  a  small  block  of  white  chalk,  silent  and  dense,  on  which  Paolo   Icaro  has  inscribed  the  word  Racconto  (Tale);  they  will  consider  the  endless  imaginary  pages  and  volumes  adding  up  on   Giulio   Paolini’s   canvases;   they   will   read   the   white   transparency   in   between   words   where   Sabrina  Mezzaqui  has  rewritten  Karen  Blixen’s  The  Blank  Page:  and   finally,   in   the  volume  Universum  by  Maurizio  Nannucci,  they  will  contemplate  an  elliptic  closing  within  itself,  with  two  opposite  bindings  wrapping  a  book  into   a   closed   volume,   into   a   hermetic   microcosmos—the   image   of   a   “book-­‐world”,   and   of   a   world   that  throughout  the  ages  cyclically  appears  to  men  as  a  silent  book  waiting  to  be  read.  The  show  ends  with  some  of   the  most  recent   investigations  on  the  shape  of  books  by  artists   like  Francesco  Arena,  Maria  Morganti,  Luca  Bertolo  and  Alessandra  Spranzi.      Founded  and  organized  by  Chiara  Caroppo,  Beatrice  Merz,  and  Mario  Petriccione,  FLAT  aims  at  creating  a  valuable   space   for   promoting   the   finest   international   production   of   exhibition   catalogs,   monographs,  theoretical  writings,  artist’s  books,  rare  and  out  of  print  editions,  and  magazines,  bringing  together  leading  publishers   as  well   as   small,   independent  presses,   bookmakers,   artists,   collectors   and  bibliophiles   from  all  over  the  world.    The  cultural  program  of  its  first  edition  will  focus  on  the  actual  state  of  international  art  publishing,  on  the  practices   and   topics   related   to   artists’   books:   the   exhibitions   curated   by   Elena   Volpato,   art   historian,  conservator  and  curator  at  GAM  -­‐  Galleria  Civica  d’Arte  Moderna  e  Contemporanea  in  Turin,  will  be  sided  by  a  series  of  conversations  and  book   launches,  curated  by  Francesca  Valentini,   independent  curator  and  researcher,  that  will  give    room  and  voice  to  cross-­‐generational  and  cross-­‐geographical  topics,  attitudes  and  approaches  related  to  the  creation  and  circulation  of  art  books.    FLAT   is   carried   out   in   partnership   with   Lavazza,   with   the   support   of   the   Fondazione   Arte   Moderna   e  Contemporanea  CRT  and  of  the  Camera  di  commercio  di  Torino.  Cultural  partners:  CIMA,  Center  for  Italian  Modern  Art,  New  York;  Fondazione  Merz,  Torino.  Under  the  patronage  of  Regione  Piemonte,  Città  di  Torino  and  Città  metropolitana  di  Torino.  www.flatartbookfair.com     FLAT  -­‐  fiera  libro  arte  Torino    Venue:  Palazzo  Cisterna  Via  Maria  Vittoria  12  Torino    Dates:  3  –  5  November  2017    Press  preview:  Friday  3  November  At  12:30  pm    Opening  hours:  

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3  November,  12pm  —  11pm  4  November,  12pm  —  11pm  5  November,  10am  —  6pm    Admission:  5  Euros  (valid  for  3  days)    Exhibition  Ettore  Sottsass.  Le  pagine  Opened  until  12  November  2017    Venue  Palazzo  Birago  Via  Carlo  Alberto  16  Torino    Dates  and  opening  hours:  3  November,  12pm  —  11pm  4  November,  12pm  —  11pm  5  November,  10am  —  6pm  6  –  10  November,  9am  –  5pm  11  –  12  November,  10am  –  6pm    Admission:  free      Info:  www.flatartbookfair.com        Press  Contacts:  Alessandra  Santerini,  e-­‐mail:  [email protected],  mob.  +39  335  6853  767  Giovanni  Sgrignuoli,  e-­‐mail:  [email protected],  mob.  +39  328  9686390

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