THE STORY OF THE FOUNDATION
1992 BIRTH OF THE FOUNDATION
In 1992, Piero Manzoni’s four siblings (Maria Melania, Elena, Giacomo and Giuseppe) founded the Archivio Opera Piero Manzoni, a non-profit association.
The aim of the archive was to valorize the artist through:
- historical research, gathering information and material regarding Piero Manzoni, his life and his works;
- archiving and continuing to define the corpus of authentic works;
- collaboration with institutions to organize exhibitions, or with scholars to produce publications and research projects;
- consultancy regarding appropriate conservation of the works.
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Maria Melania, Elena, Giacomo and Giuseppe Manzoni di Chiosca
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Banner for the exhibition Piero Manzoni, Madre, Naples 2007
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Detail of a work under study
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A number of volumes in the Foundation’s library