DON’T TELL MY MUM
I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING

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GNAM, Rome 2016

Author Title Year Description

Matteo BOETTI

DON’T TELL MY MUM
I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING

2014

101 copies:

  • 81 copies numbered 1 to 81
  • 20 copies numbered I to XX

The 81 copies with Arabic numerals each contain a unique work.
Size: cm 30,5 x 21,5

“DON’T TELL MY MUM I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING“ by Matteo Boetti is a limited-edition author’s book, the first in thelogo-nova1section of the Emblemata Collection, published by Edizioni Essegi, Ravenna.
The book consists in two different parts.
In the first part, Matteo Boetti introduces prose and poetry writings that are related to his mother, Anne-Marie Sauzeau, either directly or by evoking her.
The second part, "Un Critico Tre Artisti", contains colour reproductions of the 81 works which 3 artists, Alessandro Bazan, Donato Piccolo and Gioacchino Pontrelli, created especially for this book upon request of Matteo Boetti.
The reproductions are accompanied by the critical texts that Anne-Marie Sauzeau had written about their work. Matteo Boetti’s texts are complemented by black-and-white images portraying Anne-Marie, Alighiero and Matteo Boetti.
The types of paper employed are Revive white offset gr.140 and Garda Matt gr.170.
The book was printed at Grafiche Morandi, Fusignano (Ravenna).
The binding, in part handmade, was produced at Legatoria Universo, Ravenna.
“DON’T TELL MY MUM I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING” has a run of 101 copies, all signed by the Author in the colophon:

  • 81 copies numbered 1 to 81
  • 20 copies numbered I to XX

The 81 copies with Arabic numerals each contain a unique work, one out of the 81 reproduced in colour.
The book was printed in December 2014.

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Author

Matteo BOETTI
Title

DON’T TELL MY MUM
I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING
Year

2014
Description

101 copies:
– 81 copies numbered 1 to 81 
– 20 copies numbered I to XX.
The 81 copies with Arabic numerals each contain a unique work.
Size: cm 30,5 x 21,5

“DON’T TELL MY MUM I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING“ by Matteo Boetti is a limited-edition author’s book, the first in thelogo-nova1section of the Emblemata Collection, published by Edizioni Essegi, Ravenna.
The book consists in two different parts.
In the first part, Matteo Boetti introduces prose and poetry writings that are related to his mother, Anne-Marie Sauzeau, either directly or by evoking her.
The second part, "Un Critico Tre Artisti", contains colour reproductions of the 81 works which 3 artists, Alessandro Bazan, Donato Piccolo and Gioacchino Pontrelli, created especially for this book upon request of Matteo Boetti.
The reproductions are accompanied by the critical texts that Anne-Marie Sauzeau had written about their work. Matteo Boetti’s texts are complemented by black-and-white images portraying Anne-Marie, Alighiero and Matteo Boetti.
The types of paper employed are Revive white offset gr.140 and Garda Matt gr.170.
The book was printed at Grafiche Morandi, Fusignano (Ravenna).
The binding, in part handmade, was produced at Legatoria Universo, Ravenna.
“DON’T TELL MY MUM I’M A COWBOY IN THE MORNING” has a run of 101 copies, all signed by the Author in the colophon:
– 81 copies numbered 1 to 81
– 20 copies numbered I to XX.
The 81 copies with Arabic numerals each contain a unique work, one out of the 81 reproduced in colour.
The book was printed in December 2014.

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Paperback Version

Besides being printed in a limited edition as an artist’s book, this volume is also published in paperback. The latter differs from the former only in that it lacks the colophon and the final envelope containing an original work by each artist.
The format and paper are the same as those used for the hardback book.
This version was printed in a run of 500 copies, 300 of which were signed and numbered by the author.

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