18/10/2022
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After over 3 years of work False Mirror Office and Beatrice Lampariello are excited to finally announce the book UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT for contemporary architecture.
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Book launches
18 October 5:30 pm Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura
25 October 7:00 pm CIVA - See you there!
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The book is devoted to the Radical Architecture group UFO, from the rediscovery of its history to its legacy in contemporary architecture. It is composed of 4 sections:
1. History
A first-ever study of the complete oeuvre of UFO by False Mirror Office (Andrea Anselmo, Boris Hamzeian) through archival documents, all bibliographic sources, and interviews with UFO members.
2. Context
UFO’s work against the background of the sixties and seventies, between semiotic theories, political activism, neo-avant-gardes, artistic experimentation, and urban actions. Authors: Beatrice Lampariello, Simon Sadler, Alessandra Acocella, Giovanni Galli, Jacopo Galimberti.
3. Legacy
Graphics and essays by young designers on “things the UFOs really like,” from community to accumulation, from narration to disturbance, and from the icon to happening. Contributors: AbNormal, Peter Behrbohm, BUREAU SPECTACULAR False Mirror Office (Filippo Darko, Giovanni Glorialanza), Adam Nathaniel Furman, Andrew Kovacs, Point Supreme, Parasite 2.0, SONDER, Traumnovelle
4. Anthology
The complete collection of UFO writings translated for the first time in English. Collected by Beatrice Lampariello and False Mirror Office, Andrea Anselmo ,Boris Hamzeian).
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Published by Actar Publishers in two editions (en+it)
Supported by the Italian Council, Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity, Italian Ministry of Culture.
Edited by Beatrice Lampariello, False Mirror Office (Andrea Anselmo, Boris Hamzeian)
Graphic design by Actar_Publishers, False Mirror Office
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