Flaminio Gualdoni: Piero Manzoni: An Artist’s Life Martina Low a coming-of-age story about four

a coming-of-age story about four creatively minded teenagers who get to spend their postgraduation summer in Keanu Reeves’s Malibu beach house

” in which the artist mixes oil paint with sand to create surfaces of color and texture

Submerged within vigorous gestural abstractions are scenes in which tangles of flesh dissolve into sensuous textures—flickering figures are enfolded in vivid landscapes and a yawning orifice opens up in a sea of deliquescent color

and architecture

curated respectively by John Elderfield and Peter Galassi

Flaminio Gualdoni: Piero Manzoni: An Artist’s Life Martina Low a coming-of-age story about fourThis book is a biography of the celebrated Italian artist Piero Manzoni. Realized in collaboration with the Fondazione Piero Manzoni and authored by Flaminio Gualdoni, it first appeared in Italian in 2013, published by Johan & Levi Editore. The publication traces the guiding themes of Manzonis iconic, experimental body of work through the lens of his rapid and diverse creative development, as well as the artistic partnerships he formed within the