In 1975, on the inauguration of the new Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna in Bologna, Fabio Mauri (1926–2009) realized his famous work Intellettuale with the participation of his friend, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975): Using the latter’s upper body as a screen, Mauri projected Pasolini’s entire film Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) upon him. This event opens with a studio visit to Studio Fabio Mauri, led by Mauri’s former assistants Dora Aceto, Ivan Barlafante, Marcella Campitelli, Claudio Cantelmi, Sara Codutti and Sandro Mele. The afternoon workshop at Villino Stroganoff is dedicated to a close reading and discussion of Mauri’s Intellettuale. Il vangelo secondo Matteo di/su Pier Paolo Pasolini. It opens with an extract of Mauri’s performance video Intimità di Pasolini (2005), followed by an introductory talk by Fabien Vitali and remarks on Fabio Mauri’s projections by Ivan Barlafante. Fabien Vitali will act as a discussant to the following round table discussion and close reading of Intellettuale. Participants are asked to deliver short remarks on different aspects in order to jointly assess specificities of this work of art.

A visit to Studio Fabio Mauri, Associazione per l’Arte L’Esperimento del Mondo, will be followed by a workshop in Villino Stroganoff with a screening of Fabio Mauri, Intimità di Pasolini (2005) and group discussion focusing on a close reading of Fabio Mauri’s Intellettuale (1975), led by Fabien Vitali (LMU München) and Ivan Barlafante (Studio Fabio Mauri).