His distinct and original choices, the elegant graphic presentation, the learning and depth of the essays and literary excerpts made his FMR the most widely circulated fine art magazine in the world. The new FMR will be true to its graphic and artistic approach: FMR doesn’t teach art history but wants its readers to love art as much as we do, illuminating their tastes and enhancing their gift of sight.
Who was Franco Maria Ricci? He was perhaps, first and foremost, an avid collector, whose passion succeeded in bringing together the most diverse eras and locations. What the publisher tells of himself – his birth in Parma, his love for Mannerism, his encounter with Borges and his enjoyment of culture, the remembrance of Matteo Ricci, the Jesuit Father, and the undertaking of the reprint of the Encyclopédie de Diderot et D’Alembert – clearly expresses to what extent biography and culture are a living memory here...
Conceived within the world’s largest maze and paying homage to Borges’ Library of Babel, the Dédale series brings together hidden gems of classic literature, where buried treasures, remarkable collections and the most dazzling tales of jewels and gemstones are revealed – or perhaps concealed? – and brought to life through illustrations by contemporary artists or masterpieces of the past.
Each year, the series will grow with two new volumes unveiled in spring and autumn.