In 1999, Alessandra Galletta and Achille Bonito Oliva were co-authors of the original format
“A.B.O. Collaudi d’arte” – contemporary art in 30 daily 6-minute clips broadcast on Rai1.
…then I did a television programme on Rai1: A.B.O. Collaudi d’arte. The public was not forewarned, it was broadcast at random within the usual programming. The first 3 minutes were dedicated to the introduction of the work of a great artist. I talked about Fontana in the airport of Pratica sul Mare where the sound barrier was broken. I talked about Burri in a dump. In the next section I was in the street, where I underlined the influence these works have had on public fruition (clothing, mannerisms… for instance I checked the effects of Picasso in a plastic surgery facility). The last minutes were dedicated to the presentation of a young artist…
(extract from Massimiliano Tonelli’s interview with Achille Bonito Oliva on Artribune Magazine n.27).
In the extract from clip n. 22, available on the Rai teche website, Achille Bonito Oliva explains the work of Lucio Fontana. Over the titles, the young artist Luca Pancrazzi explains how Lucio Fontana’s work influenced his.
Clips:
1 Andy Warhol
2 Nam June Paik
3 Giulio Paolini
4 Marina Abramović
5 Michelangelo Pistoletto
6 Francis Bacon
7 Francesco Clemente
8 Mario Schifano
9 Jannis Kounellis
10 René Magritte
11 Joseph Kosuth
12 Giorgio De Chirico
13 Salvador Dalì
14 Alighiero Boetti
15 Jackson Pollock
16 Alberto Savinio
17 Giacomo Balla
18 Pino Pascali
19 Marcel Duchamp
20 Alberto Burri
21 Jean-Michel Basquiat
22 Lucio Fontana
23 Jeff Koons
24 Joseph Beuys
25 Pablo Picasso
26 Louise Bourgeois
27 Piero Manzoni
28 Vincent Van Gogh
29 Yves Klein
30 Mario Merz
Credits
Presenter: Achille Bonito Oliva
Writers: Achille Bonito Oliva with Alessandra Galletta
Co-writer: Cecilia Casorati
Director: Roberto Valentini
Year: 1999
Length: 30x6’
Production: Rai 1 Studi Rai Roma/Milano.
