Baj 1946-1958

Catalogue of the 420th exhibition of Galleria Schettini in Milan, dedicated to Enrico Baj and his formative period 1946-1958. Curated by Sergio Dangelo, Roberto Sanesi and Filippo Schettini, the volume documents the crucial years in which Baj, together with Dangelo, founded the Nuclear Art Movement (1951) and subsequently collaborated with Asger Jorn for the International Movement for an Imaginary Bauhaus. The cover features a photographic portrait of the artist in characteristic pose. Edizioni Galleria Schettini, Milan 1978. Illustrated publisher's wrappers, octavo format. Copy in good general condition with normal patina of age. Relevant bibliographic document for the study of the early production of one of the protagonists of the Italian avant-garde of the late twentieth century.