TABLE OF CONTENTS

ESSAYS CASESTUDIES

30 TOWARDAREALAND CONTEXTUAL HISTORY —Germano Celant

46 ITALY1918-1943— Emilio Gentile

52 FILIPPO TOMMASO MARINETTI:FUTURISM AND POLITICS —Luigi Sansone

62 FASCISI FERVOR IN THE ART OF GIACOMO BALLA—Elena Gigli

70 CASA D’ARTE DEPERO —Nicoletta Boschiero

78 ARTIN ACTION. THE ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN ARTISTIC CULTURE —Sileno Salvagnini

88 VALORI PLASTICI —Ester Coen

94 ADOLFO WILDTAT THE 13TH ART BIENNALE IN VENICE —EvaFabbris

104 CASA D'ARTE BRAGAGLIA — Cornelia Mattiacci

110 PIERO GOBETTI AND FELICE CASORATI: TWO GENERATIONS —Giorgina Bertolino

116 IDEAS, QUESTIONS, CONTROVERSIES—Antonello Negri

124 RICCARDO GUALINO: ART PATRON AND COLLECTOR —EvaFabbris

130 MARGHERITA SARFATTI AND NOVECENTO — Paola Pettenella

136 GERARDO DOTTORI ATTHE 15TH ART BIENNALE IN VENICE- —Andrea Baffoni

140 MARCELLO NIZZOLI AND LA RIVISTA ILLUSTRATA DEL POPOLO D'ITALIA —Lucia Miodini

144 CARLO CARRÀ ATTHE 16TH ART BIENNALE IN VENICE —Silvia Bignami

148 NOVECENTO AND STATE ART —Elena Pontiggia

154 GIORGIO DE CHIRICO AND LÉONCE ROSENBERG —Ester Coen

162 THE SIXPAINTERS AND NOVECENTO —Giorgina Bertolino

166 ALBERTO MORAVIA’S GLI INDIFFERENTI —Alessandra Grandelis

170 NOVOCOMUM BY GIUSEPPE TERRAGNI —Attilio Terragni

172 PIETRO MARIA BARDI —Paolo Rusconi

176 ALBERTO SAVINIO AND LESITALIENS DE PARIS — Nicoletta Cardano

186 EXHIBITIONS AND THE CULT OF DISPLAY IN FASCISTITALY —Maria Storie

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222 THE SYNTHESIS OF THE ARTSBETWEEN CRAFTS AND IDEOLOGY — Daniela Fonti

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258 THESPECTACLEFACTORY —Jeffrey Schnapp

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292 MODERNISM IN ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE — Lucy M. Maulsby

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THE MYTHOLOGIZATION OF ANTONIO SANT'ELIA —Carlotta Rossi

GHITTA CARELL AND ELIO LUXARDO:PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY — Roberto Dulio

THE 1ST NATIONAL ART QUADRIENNALE IN ROME —Assunta Porciani

ITALIAN ART EXHIBITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES —Francesca Romana Morelli

ARTURO MARTINI: LARGE-SCALE TERRACOTTAS —Chiara Costa

MARIO SIRONI AT THE 18TH ART BIENNALE IN VENICE —Èva Fabbris

ITALIAN ART FROM VENICE TO BERLIN —DieterScholz

THE EXHIBITION OF THE FASCIST REVOLUTION —Mario Mainetti

MURALPAINTINGAT THE 5TH TRIENNALE IN MILAN —Fabio Benzi

LUIGI FIGINI AND GINO POLLINI:VILLA STUDIO FORANARTIST ------_—Chiara Spangaro

BBPR WITH LUCIO FONTANA AND FAUSTO MELOTTI — Paolo Campiglio

THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR —Claudio Giorgione

ARTURO MARTINI AND THE DUKE OF AOSTA MONUMENT— Èva Fabbris

CARLO LEVI AND ALIGI SASSU:DRAWINGS FROM THE PRISON— Mario Mainetti

FUTURISTS ATTHE 19TH ART BIENNALE IN VENICE ANDAT THE 3RD ART QUADRIENNALE IN ROME —Massimo Duranti

ABSTRACT ART ATGALLERIA DEL MILIONE —Francesca Serrati

LUCIO FONTANA AND FAUSTO MELOTTI ATGALLERIA DEL MILIONE —Silvia Bignami

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MONUMENTAI FAIRYTALES:MURALIMAGESDURÌNG THE VENTENNIO —RomyGolan

336 THE 2ND NATIONAL ART QUADRIENNALE IN ROME —Stefania Gagliardini

348 THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME CAMPUS —Roberto Dulio

THE NOVEL ACROSS THE AESTHETICS OF POLITICS — Francesca Billiani

362 THE SANTA MARIA NOVELLA TRAIN STATION IN FLORENCE — Roberto Dulio

366 DE CHIRICO AND NEW YORK —Katherine Robinson

374 1ST NATIONAL EXHIBITIQN OF POSTERS AND COMMERCIAL ART — Marta Mazza

380 URBAN PLANNING EXHIBITION AT THE 6THMILAN TRIENNALE —Chiara Spangaro

MOVING IMAGES:REALISM AND PROPAGANDA —Ruth Ben-Ghiat

388 CASA DEL FASCIO BY GIUSEPPE TERRAGNI —Chiara Spangaro

392 THE LECTURE HALL IN CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY IN VENICE —Carla Sonego

398 THE GALLERIA DELLA COMETA IN ROME AND CARLO LEVI'S EXHIBITION —Valerio Rivosecchi

404 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART AND ~~-. TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO MODERN LIFE —Laura Calvi

408 THE FORO MUSSOLINI IN ROME —Cornelia Mattiacci

412 EXHIBITIONS OF ITALIAN ART IN EUROPE — Francesca Romana Morelli

428 THE COMET ART GALLERY INNEWYORK — Francesca Romana Morelli

MACHINE, MONUMENT, MANNEQUIN:THE NEW ITALIAN MAN —Francesco Spampinato

438 CORRENTE MAGAZINE AND MOVEMENT —Mattia Patti

444 ROBERTO PAPINI AND THE GALLERIA NAZIONALE DI ARTE MODERNA IN ROME —Stefano Marson

454 THE AUTARKIC EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN MINERALS —Francesca Zanella

458 PALAZZO BO AND PALAZZO LIVIANO IN PADUA — Marta Nezzo

468 GIO PONTI'S PALAZZO MONTECATINI IN MILAN —Lucia Miodini

472 THE FASCISI CULTURE AND ITS PROTAGONISTS —Alessandra Tarquini

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512 BUILDING THE PUBLIC SCENE IN FASCISI ITALY — Maristella Casciato

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544 A MYTHIC AND MYTHICIZING ITALY — Mario Isnenghi

PREMIO CREMONA AND PREMIO BERGAMO —DankaGiacon

THE 1STTRIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF ITALIANOVERSEASTERRITORIES—Paola Redemagni

THE COURTHOUSE IN MILAN BY MARCELLO PIACENTINI— Roberto Dulie

FRANCO ALBINI AND CARLO SCARPA: TWODISPLAYS— EvaFabbris

CARLO CARDAZZO AND GALLERIA DEL CAVALLINO —Chiara Mari

E42: PALAZZO DEI RICEVIMENTI E CONGRESSI AND PALAZZO DELLA CIVILTÀ ITALIANA —Nadia DeConciliis

E42: POST ANDTELEGRAPH OFFICE BYBBPR — Stefano A. Poli

E42: THE DECORATION FOR MUSEO DELLA SCIENZA AND MUSEO DELLE TRADIZIONI POPOLARI —Nicoletta Boschìero

THE SCUOLA ROMANA AND ITS POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT —Alberta Campitelli

MARINO MARINI: WARTIME ARTWORKS —Alberto Salvadori

MINO MACCARI: "DUX" AND IL SELVAGGIO —Cornelia Mattiacci

550 TEXTS IN ITALIAN

619 BIBLIOGRAPHY

631 LIST OF EXHIBITED WORKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

660 INSTALLATION VIEWS, FONDAZIONE PRADA, 2018

NOTE TO THE READER

This publication—which accompanies thè exhibition "Post Zang Tumb Tuuum. Art Life Politics: Italia 1918-1943," conceived and curated by Germano Celant—arialyzes thè world of art and culture in Italy between thè two World Wars. Based on documentary and photographic evidence of thè tinte, it reconstructs thè spatial, social and politicai contexts in which thè Works of art were created and exhibited, both in public and in private, and thè way in which they were interpreted and received by peopleinthattime.

In addition to a text written by thè curator that narrates how thè methodology developed during thè research, thè volume contains fifteen essays that discuss contextual and historical discourses, and sixty-four case studies that focus on specific themes of thè exhibition, all written by scholars and theorists who offer historical, criticai and sociologica! approaches to thè subject, which is also examined in relation to other countries. Illustrations of case studies have been selected according to research conducted for thè exhibition by thè curatorìal department. All thè texts are linked through cross-references.

The publication also features thè originai Italian texts or translations, a Bibliography and thè List of exhibited Works and illustrations.

The iconographic section that opens thè publication presents a selec- tion of rendered photographic images—documents in which thè originai artworks related to thè show at Fondazione Prada have been inserted in color—that illustrate thè research methodology carried out.

In thè essays thè illustrations of Works and documentation are sig- naled by [ILL.] within thè text ìf they appear on thè sanie page and [ILL. P. #] ifthey are reproducedonpreviousorfollowing pages.

Case studies are illustrated with their related documents and art­works; contextual photographs (museums, galleries and exhibition installations, as well as interior views such as artist's studios, offiees, public buildings and private houses) are directly associated with art­works and/or objects, which appear according to their position in thè contextual photographic document.

Each illustration is accompanied by a short caption: artworks feature thè name of thè artist or maker, title of thè work, and execution date; doc­uments feature adescription, geographical reference, and execution date. Complete captions for all thè illustrations including thè rendered images can be found in thè chronological List of exhibited works and illustrations. The final section contains thè installation views of thè exhibition.