2019-02-21 Guide to the Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante Exhibition Brochures and Publications, 1974-2019 SPEC.RARE.0261 Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller; Ashleigh Minor Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 February; 2021 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-03-17T16:46-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante Exhibition Brochures and Publications SPEC.RARE.0261 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 2.18 Cubic feet 1974-2019 The Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante Exhibition Brochures and Publications includes exhibition brochures, artists' books, postcards, audio recordings, and printed booklets of art, poetry, and other writing related to the works of Bertozzi and Giansante, and the broader Inism and Avant-Garde movements. Materials are dated 1974-2019, and are primarily in Italian and French, but also include Greek, Spanish, English, and multilingual works. As of 2018, Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi (1939-) is an artist and writer who founded the International Innovatory Infinitesimal Movement. As of 2018, Gabriella Giansante is an artist and writer. (2) oversize flat boxes; (2) 5" letter document boxes; (2) 2.5" letter document boxes Italian, French, Greek, English, Spanish Bertozzi, Gabriele-Aldo Giansante, Gabriella Arrangement of Materials

The processed portion of this collection is arranged chronologically.

Unprocessed additions follow the chronologically arranged section of the collection, beginning with Accession No. RARE.2019.0076, and are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2019.0028: Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante, 2019 February; Accession No. RARE.2019.0076: Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi, 2019 June; Accession No. RARE.2019.0111: Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi, 2019 October

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante Exhibition Brochures and Publications, SPEC.RARE.0261, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains compact discs and a 33 rpm vinyl record.

 Access to Materials

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 Processing Information

Processed by: Nicole Miller, 2019 February; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2019 February; Ashleigh Minor, 2021 March

 Biographical Note

Inism, also known as INI (Internazionale Novatrice Infinitesimale), is an avant-garde movement that was founded at the Café de Flore in Paris on January 3, 1980. Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi founded the movement in the presence of Isidore Isou. Inism is a movement, which uses poetic declarations and artworks.

As of 2018, Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi (1939-) is an Italian artist and writer, and a professor of French literature and language. He was awarded the title of Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 2007.

As of 2018, Gabriella Giansante is an artist and writer. Her works are part of the avant-garde movement INI (Internazionale Novatrice Infinitesimale). Giansante is also a professor of French literature and language at the D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy.

 Scope and Contents

The Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi and Gabriella Giansante Exhibition Brochures and Publications includes exhibition brochures for events that featured or included works by Bertozzi or Giansante, as well as Inism publications created Bertozzi, Giansante, and other collaborators, such as artists' books, postcards, audio recordings, and printed booklets of art, poetry, and other writing related to the Inism and Avant-Garde movements. Materials are dated 1974-2019, and are primarily in Italian and French, but also include Greek, Spanish, English, and multilingual works.

 Bertozzi, Gabriele-Aldo Giansante, Gabriella Artists' books (books) Artists--Italy--20th century Artists--Italy--21st century Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--20th century Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--21st century Book artists--Italy--20th century Book artists--Italy--21st century Brochures Exhibition catalogs Inism (Art movement)--20th century Inism (Art movement)--21st century Pamphlets Poetry--Authorship Postcards "Isidore Isou: Pour et Contre Bertozzi" book 1 1 1987 Scope and Contents

Translated title: "Isidore Isou: For and Against Bertozzi"

 27 cartes postales inistes 1 2 2006-2015 Scope and Contents

Translated title: "27 inism post cards"

 "INIGABY- Taormina 2011 Esosizione diretta da G.-A. Bertozzi, Testi di F. Proia, A. Merante, K. Franceschi" 1 3 2011 May 14-31 Scope and Contents

Translated title: "INIGABY- Taormina 2011 Direct Exhibition of G.A. Bertozi, texts by F. Proia, A Merante, K. Franceschi"

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Compact disc Guida All’Opera Pittorica di Gabriele-Aldo Bertozzi, a cura di Yveline Buffet e Lina Castelvecchio 1 4 2015 Scope and Contents

Translated title: Guide to the Pictorial Work of Gabriel-Aldo Bertozzi, curated by Yveline Buffet and Lina Castelvecchio

 Guida All’Opera Pittaorica di Gabriella Giansante, a cura di G.-A. Bertozzi 1 5 2015 Scope and Contents

Translated title: Guide to the Pictorial Work of Gabriella Giansante, curated by G.A. Bertozzi

 Il Giardino degli Alberi di Natale 1 6 2016 Scope and Contents

Translated title: The Christmas Tree Garden

 I due Alberi di Natale di Gabriella Giansante 1 7 2016 November-2017 January Scope and Contents

Translated title: The Two Christmas Trees of Gabriella Giansante

 Accession No. RARE.2019.0076 1.58 Cubic feet 1974-2019 (2) oversize flat boxes; (1) 5" letter document box; (1) 2.5" letter document box Italian, French, Greek, English Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains a 33 rpm vinyl record.

 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Scienza e Pazienza" booklet Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1979 October Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Poesie Scelte" booklet Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1981 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Voci Parallele" booklet Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1974 Aga-Rossi (Laura) "Sekondo Kwaderno Ini" booklet Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1984 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Manifeste de la Critique Iniste" booklet Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 2005 May 1 "Qu’est-ce que L’Internationale Novatrice Infinitésimale" exhibition catalog Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1980 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Petit Voyage en Sicile" inigraphies portfolio Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 2011 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Mia bella inia o mia memoria" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1990 Giansante (Gabriella) "ini est" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 2019 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Spel Ling Ini" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 2001 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Spelling 'i fossili'" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 2001 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Di qua e di là della parola" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1993 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Trovai il nucleo centrale della parola" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.001 1990 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Painted Plates" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.002 1990 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Mission/Misiones" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.002 1998 "Ini Usa: Per una Esposizione retrospettiva dell'Inismo 1980-1993" exhibition catalog Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.002 1993 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) and Giulio Tamburrini "Valenciennes: Romanzo poliautomatico superatemporale" assemblage book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.003 1981 General Note

One of the pieces of this item, an empty glass vial with a label that read "TO KEEP SILENT," arrived broken and was discarded. Images of the broken vial are available upon request.

 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Vai" Inismo artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.003 1987 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "L'art postal iniste" volume 1 artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.004 1990 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "L'art postal iniste" volume 2 artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.004 1990 "Inisfera" collaboration audio recording Accession No. RARE.2019.0076.004 1985 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements 33 rpm record; 12-inch; Vinyl; Approximate run time: unknown Accession No. RARE.2019.0111 0.4 Cubic feet 1991-2019 (1) 5" letter document box Italian, French, Spanish, English Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains a compact disc.

 "Quardini di Bérénice: Mail Art/Arte postale, fotoinigrafia, letteratura odeporica, letteratura prêt-à-porter" journal supplement Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1998 July Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Esposizione fotografica inista con presentazione del 'Primo manifesto della fotografia inista'" exhibition brochure Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1996 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "De l'alchimie au multimédia, la longue nuit de la révolution" exhibition brochure Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2002 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Giorgio Mattioli & l'Inismo" essay Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1991 March "Koine" Inismo journal no. 22 Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1992 April "Nuovi linguaggi delle poetiche visive contemporanee: l'Inismo" exhibition brochure Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1998 "Opere disponibili di Bertozzi" catalog no. 4 Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2019 "Opere disponibili di Bertozzi" catalog no. 5 Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2019 "Bertozzi in the USA" exhibition brochure and promotional bookmarks Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2003 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Oltremare Oceano. Le Amerike" exhibition brochure Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1998 Ben Damir (Amina) "La réécriture de Rimbaud par Gabriel-Aldo Bertozzi: Un parcours iconographique jubilatoire" essay Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2011 "Rimbaud e l'Avanguardia" exhibition brochure Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1991 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Guida del Rivoluzionario" artists' book Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 1999 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Letture" essay Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2004 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "Qu'est-ce que l'Inisme?" interview with Esteban Crespo Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2000 Bertozzi (Gabriele-Aldo) "La Signora Proteo" play audio recording Accession No. RARE.2019.0111.001 2001 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Compact disc; sound; approximate run time: 72 minutes