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“Il paese dei balocchi”

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"Tearing up a daily newspaper is the only way to free oneself, at a stroke, from thieves, murderers, swindlers, apostles and catastrophes"… This quotation from the poet Guido Ceronetti fits Zakamoto's works perfectly: he manages to transform dramatic headlines, generally set in huge type, into visions full of humour, capable of drawing a smile from us and at times a real laugh.
Introduction by F-Xavier Bernard,to the catalogue of exposition MEDIAMENTE FALSO by M.Zakamoto.

Artwork printed and mounted in an A3-format passepartout

Original € 250
Fine art print (80x100 cm.) € 150
Print on paper (100x80 cm.) € 80
Fine art print (50x40 cm.) € 60
Fine art print (40x50 cm.) € 50
Print on paper (20x30 cm.) € 25

The text of the vintage newspaper

English translation

IL RISORGIMENTO — Year VII, No. 1045. Wednesday, March 1953. TELESPORT. The «true» story of the dramatic ascent of Aconcagua by the Italian climbers Cesare Fava and Leonardo Repicavoli. The Nuvoloni–Ankrah bout postponed for the second time. Kaleidoscope. (Text painted on the work, inspired by «The Adventures of Pinocchio» — the Land of Toys.) TO THE LAND OF TOYS. «Hey, coachman! Let's cross the wood, come on!» Sigh, sigh, sigh. 泣いている — They are crying…

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