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Fabio Mauri’s centenary celebrates his experimental art and performances
Italy is marking 100 years since Fabio Mauri was born with exhibitions and events in 2026.
Mauri was an Italian artist, writer, playwright and publisher, and a leading figure in the country’s postwar avant-garde.
His work crossed art, theatre, cinema and literature, often using live action, bodies and projected images.
In a 1975 performance in Bologna, director Pier Paolo Pasolini became the screen for his own film, “The Gospel According to Matthew.”
Mauri used the act to make the film’s creator confront the effects of his work.
His later performances addressed fascism and other difficult subjects, including in works titled “What Is Fascism,” “Jewess” and “Nature and Culture.”
Exhibitions and tributes are taking place across Italy, including at Milan’s Triennale and MAXXI L’Aquila, as part of the centenary programme.
Fabio Mauri’s centenary in 2026 is being marked by exhibitions and events across Italy.
Mauri was an Italian artist, writer, playwright and publisher associated with the postwar avant-garde.
His work explored performance, the body and film projection, including his 1975 performance with Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Mauri’s performance Intellettuale projected Pasolini’s film The Gospel According to Matthew onto the director’s chest.
Mauri died in 2009.
- Who
- Fabio Mauri, an Italian artist and writer.
- What
- His centenary is being marked with exhibitions and events celebrating his experimental art and performances.
- When
- 2026, the 100th anniversary of his birth.
- Where
- Across Italy, including Milan, Carrara, Prato, Venice and L’Aquila.
- Why
- To celebrate Mauri’s contribution to the Italian postwar avant-garde.
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Mauri took part in his first Venice Biennale.
His first monochromes and Schermi date from this year.
Mauri founded the journal Quindici with Umberto Eco, Edoardo Sanguineti and Angelo Guglielmi.
Mauri presented Intellettuale with Pier Paolo Pasolini at Bologna’s Gallery of Modern Art.
Mauri died.
Exhibitions and events across Italy marked the centenary of Mauri’s birth.
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 2009
- Intellettuale performance
- 31 May 1975, Bologna
- First Venice Biennale
- 1954
- Centenary year
- 2026
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