Book launch: Italian Conversations - Art in the age of Berlusconi

Book launch: Tuesday 27 March 2012 h 6,30 pm

MAXXI B.A.S.E. - Via Guido Reni, 4/A - Rome


A project by Fucking Good Art

Commissioned by Nomas Foundation

Published by NERO, Rome, and post editions, Rotterdam

Supported by Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture), Mondriaan Foundation, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rome, and Parc Saint Leger – Centre d'Art Contemporain in France. 


In collaboration with Careof and O', Milan; Nosadella.due, Bologna; Progetto Diogene, Turin; Archiviazioni, Lecce; Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples; Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea, Palermo.



Italian Conversations – Art in the age of Berlusconi contains 26 conversations with artists, curators, critics and gallerists who play an active role in the Italian contemporary art world, 7 artists’ contributions and 9 texts, as well as a list of independent non-profit private initiatives by artists, curators, collectors and others, compiled in collaboration with partners from the seven different territories involved in this book project.



Guest relator: Vincenzo Latronico (writer and art critic)
Introduction: Cecilia Canziani and Ilaria Gianni (Directors Nomas Foundation), and Klaus de Rijk (Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rome).


The presentation is in collaboration with Maxxi.