{"product_id":"my-morandi-ekphrasis","title":"My Morandi (Ekphrasis)","description":"\u003cp\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 MorandiS Workone 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 DecadesLong Friendship With Entrepreneur, Musicologist, Art Historian, And Collector Luigi Magnani.My Morandi Is The First FullLength English Translation Of MagnaniS Memoir Reflecting On His Bond With The Artist And His LongStanding Academic And Personal Interest In MorandiS Paintings. Magnani Recounts The ArtistS Aloofness From Artistic Trends And His Dedication To Painting For A Small, Discerning Audience. He Locates Morandi Within The ArtHistorical Canon As Well As Chronicles Their Artistic And Intellectual Kinship, Which Led To A Unique, Rich Collection Of MorandiS Work At MagnaniS Villa In Mamiano, Now The Magnani Rocca Foundation. MagnaniS Personal Collection Of MorandiS 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","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957980020981,"sku":"DADAX1644231824","price":15.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/51sjQFYc38L.jpg?v=1775561306","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/my-morandi-ekphrasis","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}