The Enrico Crispolti Archive, already known for having gathered a rich documentation relating to contemporary art since 1952 with over 28 thousand positions among artists, movements, themes, galleries and exhibition activities, gains a voice with the Archivio Parlante Editorial Series . Voices of contemporary art from the Enrico Crispolti Archive, edited by Quodlibet and directed by Livia Crispolti and Antonio Petrone .
The series starts with the volume that collects the lessons held by Crispolti on Aspects of art in Italy in the 1970s , followed by four monographic volumes that report the conversations with Luca Maria Patella, Maria Lai, Titina Maselli and Gianfranco Baruchello , edited by Luca Pietro Nicoletti, Raffaele Bedarida, Antonio Petrone and Silvia Loddo . A peculiar feature of these five cross-media volumes is the possibility of reading the transcribed documents and listening to them through new technological supports – Qr. Code
The Talking Archive is a project of sound archeology, conceived in 2017, aimed at enhancing the countless sound materials recorded by Enrico Crispolti starting from 1971 until 2016, during his meetings with artists, critics, museum directors and gallery owners; today it is presented to the public thanks to the support of the Italian Council 7 Edition 2019 – promotion program of the General Direction for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism MiBACT.
Partnership of the project Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science of New York and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade of Sao Paulo in Brazil (MAC USP) as well as the archives and private foundations representing the artists involved: Baruchello Foundation , Maria Lai HistoricalArchive, Luca & Rosa Patella Archive, Maselli Archive.