Permanent Food nos. 1 - 15 [All published] s.l. 1996 - 2007
Magazine edited by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin published in 15 total issues. n. 1) cover and back cover illustrated in color with the reproduction of the cover of another magazine, on the back photographic portrait of a woman. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, published by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 1995, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [96]. n. 2): cover and back cover illustrated in color and black and white, on the cover a photographic image of a flower and on the back a black and white photographic image of a woman. "Sometimes nature can't resist imitating Kenzo", edited by Maurizio Cattelan, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, edited by L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, March 1996, 23.5x17 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 3): cover and back cover illustrated in color. on the cover a photographic image of two spouses / puppets, "I thought he was an idiot," says Alex Pursey of her new husband, George Best, "a slightly famous man looking for someone to go bed with, on the back portrait of a woman. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, edited by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, October 1996, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 4): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover the image of a half-exposed backside, on the back the upside-down photographic portrait of a woman. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, published by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 1996, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 5): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover the image of a man holding the revolver, on the back the photographic portrait of Kate Moss with unmade makeup. Inside, a page reproduces "Cattelanews. Maurizio goes to the Biennale! " n. 3 (winter / spring 1997), and the reproduction of the cover of n. 2 of “Permanent Food” with Greek review. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, edited by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 1997, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 6): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover the photographic image of kitchen furniture, on the back the photographic portrait of a child. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, edited by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 1998, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 7): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover the photographic image of two swallows in the hands of a man, on the back the belly of a pregnant woman. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, edited by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 1998, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 8): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover a drawing of a man, on the back a man who touches his genital organ. curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Booklet fully illustrated in black and color, published by A&M Bookstore, L’association des Temps Libérés, Le Consortium, (Milan) - Dijon, Grafiche Lama - Piacenza, 2000-2001, 25.3x18 cm., Paperback, pp. [192]. n. 9): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the copetina a color photograph that reproduces hatchets, on the back a ceramic dog. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color. Les Presses du Réel, 2003, 25,3x18, paperback, pp. [192]. n. 10): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover a photograph of a beaver, on the back a tray of a fast food restaurant. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color. Les Presses du Réel, 2003, 25,3x18, paperback, pp. [192]. n. 11): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the copetina a composition of a collage, on the back a photographic image of a girl who smokes. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color. Les Presses du Réel, 2004, 25,3x18, paperback, pp. [192]. n. [12] (no indication of number, Vogue Italia supplement, no.634): cover and back cover illustrated in color. On the cover a photograph of a crowned lion's head, on the back a black and white portrait of a model. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color. Les Presses du Réel, 2003, 27.4x20.5, paperback, pp. [194]. n. [13] (without indication of the number): cover and back cover illustrated in black and white. On the cover a photograph of a portrait of a man, on the back an article dedicated to Garbo. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color. Les Presses du Réel, 2004, 27.4x20.5, paperback, pp. [192]. n. 14: cover and back cover illustrated with a photo reproducing a hand holding a rope, the actor Yul Brinner on the back in a scene from the film "Cleopatra". Curated by Vince Aletti. Volume fully illustrated in color, Les Presses du Réel, 2005, 23x16.8, paperback, pp. 194 n.n.NN. 15: cover and back cover illustrated in color and black and white, cover illustrated with a photographic portrait of Ugo Tognazzi, on the back photo of Masoud Golsorkhi of the Mitzi model. Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin. Volume fully illustrated in color, published by the Pitti Discovery Foundation, distributed by Les Presses du Réel, 2007, 27.5x20.4, paperback, pp. [194]. Print run of approximately 3000 copies.
Literature: Andrew Roth - Philip E. Aarons - Claire Lehmann, Artists who make books, London Phaidon, 2017: pag. 90
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The magazine was born from the project and the collaboration of Maurizio Cattelan with Paola Manfrin and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: "A second generation magazine with a free copyright" is the phrase that defines it and is hidden in every issue. Founded in 1996, 15 issues have been printed until 2007, for each of which there is a special edition differentiated from the others by the artist and with particular paper converting characteristics. It is a cannibal magazine, that is, made up of sequences of images extracted from other Italian and international magazines or of pages torn and then recomposed in a new sequence, based on the principle that the coupling of two previously unrelated images gives rise to a new meaning. There are no articles in the magazine and the texts are very rare, mostly citations. Each number has a phrase hidden that identifies it.