Fausto Melotti :
Dynamic Mix Of Abstraction Utility And Art Theory

Uma Nair

Hauser & Wirth has announced its exclusive worldwide representation of the Estate of Fausto Melotti (1901 – 1986), the Italian sculptor, installation artist, and poet admired for his unique contribution to the development of mid-century
European Modernism. ‘We are honoured and delighted to work with the Estate of Fausto Melotti’, commented Marc Payot, Partner and Vice President, Hauser & Wirth. ‘We are particularly excited to share his uniquely lyrical and beautiful work, so important within the European Modernist canon, with broader audiences beyond Italy and Europe, in the United States and internationally. Hauser & Wirth’s programme is rooted in the contributions of the pioneers of the postwar era, and Melotti joins Hans Arp and Fabio Mauri within our family of that era’s visionaries whose influence is so important to the evolution of modern and contemporary art.’ In representing the Estate, Hauser & Wirth looks forward to further advancing the legacy of Fausto Melotti through exhibitions and public programmes at its gallery spaces internationally, as well as through the development of new publications and research on the artist’s work, and sale of artworks.