È bello morire in pace con Dio con gli uomini con se stesso

INV. No 653

2003

NON PROTRUDING WALL WORKS

ENGLISH TITLE: It is good to die in peace with God, with men, and with oneself
MATERIALS: Graphite-coated aluminium characters
DIMENSIONS: 67.5 × 37 cm
PROVENANCE: The artist
COLLECTION: Fabio Mauri Estate, Rome
CATALOGUE: I_2003_653

NOTE:

Forty-eight aluminium characters, shaped and coated in graphite, arranged on the wall in six rows, composing the sentence, ‘È bello morire in pace con Dio con gli uomini con se stesso’. Created for the ‘Istantanea di un duca morto’ exhibition, the work cites the dying words of Amedeo d’Aosta, star of the installation (inv. 654).

Exhibitions:

2003, Venice, Galleria Nuova Icona, Fabio Mauri. Istantanea di un duca morto, 12 June – 31 October, curated by Vittorio Urbani.

2019, Herning, Heart Museum, Fabio Mauri: The End, 23 March – 25 August, curated by Michael Bank Christoffersen.

2026, Venice, Galleria Michela Rizzo, Fabio Mauri. L'Esperimento del tempo, 6 August – 29 August, curated by Ivan Barlafante.

Bibliography:

Fabio Mauri, Io sono un ariano (Milan: Lampi di stampa, 2009), pp. 405–414 (ill.).