Disegno, 1957

An eclectic personality, Piero Dorazio wove a dense web of relationships in Italy and abroad over the course of his life, participating actively in the cultural debate. In the early 1940s, his political commitment led him to found the group Arte Sociale in Rome, whose goal was to reconstruct the relationship between art and society. In 1947, searching for more profound artistic autonomy, he joined the group Forma and signed its manifesto. The establishment of a new group, Arte Concreta, followed, including the opening of L’Âge d’Or, a gallery-bookstore, which in turn functioned as an incubator for the new group, Origine. [...]