{"product_id":"my-morandi","title":"My Morandi","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\"\u003eBy Luigi Magnani. Translated by Antony Shugaar. Preface by Alice Ensabella. Introduction by Stefano Roffi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eThe Italian painter Giorgio Morandi is recounted as a friend and artist in this memoir by Luigi Magnani, an art historian and devoted collector of Morandi’s work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\"\u003eOne of the most beloved and critically acclaimed artists of the twentieth century, Giorgio Morandi painted serial and permutational arrangements of everyday objects that elevated the quotidian into the sublime. In 1940, he struck up a decades-long friendship with entrepreneur, musicologist, art historian, and collector Luigi Magnani.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Morandi \u003c\/em\u003eis the first full-length English translation of Magnani’s memoir reflecting on his bond with the artist and his long-standing academic and personal interest in Morandi’s paintings. Magnani recounts the artist’s aloofness from artistic trends and his dedication to painting for a small, discerning audience. He locates Morandi within the art-historical canon as well as chronicles their artistic and intellectual kinship, which led to a unique, rich collection of Morandi’s work at Magnani’s villa in Mamiano, now the Magnani Rocca Foundation. Magnani’s personal collection of Morandi’s work was on view at David Zwirner, New York, in 2025. Originally published in 1982 in Italian, this memoir is accompanied by a new preface by curator and scholar Alice Ensabella and an introduction by Stefano Roffi, director of the Magnani Rocca Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLuigi Magnani, Stefano Roffi, Alice Ensabella, ekphrasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMichael Dyer, Remake\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDavid Zwirner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.25 x 7 inches\u003cbr\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781644231821\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49279921356970,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2426\/1089\/files\/9781644231821_large_432b424d-b6b5-4d32-b2de-f56eb5fc842b.webp?v=1789753390","url":"https:\/\/shop.criticaldistance.ca\/products\/my-morandi","provider":"CDCC Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}