Massimo Nannucci. Falso/Vero e Mimetizzazioni (1970-1981)

The study analyzes the work of the Florentine artist Massimo Nannucci and examines the importance of the topic of camouflage in his research drawing upon mostly primary sources from his personal archive. The Seventies are the time frame analyzed, starting from his first experiments in 1970, when he photographed papier mâché masks of animals next to the real one and began his reflection on the topic of double combining artisan practices and conceptual processes. Then the essay deepens the role of Florence for the birth of his series Mimetizzazioni (1970-1978) and Falso/Vero (1970-1978), in which he discovered architectural elements, such as doors and windows, camouflaged on building façades and revealed through photography, rereading these hidden traces throughout the city. The study concludes with the two main exhibitions, 1978 Venice Biennial and 1981 Innsbruck retrospective, focused on Nannucci's work on camouflage, to also examine its critical reception at the end of the decade.