Pietro Coccia / IPA
event
Friday 13 February 2026 6.00 PM

books at MAXXIBattiato svelatocurated by Giorgio Calcara

Graziella Lonardi Buontempo hall
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian

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Monday closed
Tuesday to Sunday 11 am – 7 pm

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A story of the artist through the testimonies of those who knew him closely and admired his innovative genius and great humanity.

A journey that begins in the 1970s, a period of experimentation and research, and continues to the multifaceted universe of more recent years. At the centre is the man and the artist, his ability to go beyond trends, to innovate pop music, to create a cultured and philosophical form of song.

Giorgio Calcara, curator of the major retrospective Franco Battiato. Un’altra vita, entrusts the pages of the book with the memories and emotions of Vincenzo Zitello and Gianfranco D’Adda, Simone Cristicchi and Vittorio Sgarbi, Marco Travaglio, Michele Lobaccaro, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, Syusy Blady and others.

speaker
Giorgio Calcara exhibition and book curator

In collaboration with Rai Libri.