Guglielmo Achille Cavellini

Date
2 October 2010

There are two ways to be remembered in the annals of art history: first, be born a true genius with unparalleled inventiveness, skill, and a rebellious spirit, during an era when such attributes can be fostered… or, just create your own annals! Purveyor of “Autostoricizzazione” or “Self-Historification,” Cavellini, the so-called “Emperor of Presumption,” completely bastardized the mythology and romance of “the genius artist,” and may have actually found a sliver of genius within.

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