About the Book:

Founded by Franco Maria Ricci (FMR) in Italy in 1982, FMR is the ultimate art magazine, an art insider’s treasure trove and a touchstone in the formation of personal taste for the past half century. This superbly produced book, featuring some 300 images as well as concise chapter intros and acute captions illuminating the entire history of the sumptuous black-background magazine, is itself a true collector’s item. Ricci traversed the boundaries of art, architecture, and design, and his unprecedented magazine became an unequivocal success, its British, French, Spanish, and Italian editions combining to make it the world’s largest art magazine of its heyday.

About the Author:

Anthony Shuggar is a writer, translator, and the English-language editor of FMR magazine. He has translated novels, screenplays, and journalism for major trade publishers including: The Washington Post, The New York Times, Sunday Times, The Paris Review, The Village Voice, and both Advertising Age and Adweek. He has translated books by Primo Levi as well as television series and films by Paolo Sorrentino, Luca Guadagnino, and Peppe Fiore. His translation of Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales received the American Library Association’s Batchelder Award.