Catalogue of the exhibition organised by Piero Manzoni for the Galleria Appia Antica in
Rome, directed by poet and critic Emilio Villa. The show ran from October 24 until
November 4 1959. It was realised as a “touring” version of the exhibition of the Zero
group of artists managed by Hans Sonnenberg that was previously shown at the
Rotterdamse Kunstkring (July 1-28, 1959) and the Hessenhuis (September 12 - October 4,
1959).
On this occasion in Italy, works on paper are on display in the exhibition, including
drawings, lithographs, screenprints and collages. The participants, as is the case with
Sonnenberg’s ‘Zero’ shows, are Jan Schoonhoven and Piero Manzoni, but also members of
the Informal Group who have nothing to do with the subsequent Zero movement, such as
Kees van Bohemen, Karl Fred Dahmen, Jan Pieters, Jan Sanders, Emil Schumacher, Shinkichi
Tajiri, and Jaap Wagemaker.
[Ref. Zero 5. The Artist as Curator. Collaborative initiatives in the International Zero Movement
1957-1967, p. 440].