352 pages Edited by Ivano Atzori Text(s) by Andrea Ceresa, Angelo Flaccavento, Cri Loi, Davide Giannella, Diego Spice Faverzani, Federico Sarica, Gloria Maria Cappelletti, Tag Collector, Lele Saveri, Sha Ribeiro, Amed Bamba, Anna Adamo, Alessandro de Felice, Alessandro Simonetti, Alex Fakso, Andrea Boscardin, Camilla Candida Donzella, Dash Snow, Edward Buchanan, Enrico Rassu, Giacomo Robin Mineo, Giorgio Di Salvo, Heart Studio, Ivan Maria Vele, Josh Lazcano, Luciano Cirelli, Marcelo Burlon, Marco Zanoni, Orsola Branzi, Riccardo Locci, Sara Sozzani Maino, Simona Carchia, Stefano CLARK, P.A.M. Perks and Mini, Paola Zukar, Roberto Ortu, Vicky Miller 34 x 24 cm Language: Italian, English Hardback Publisher: Self-published, with the support of C.P. Company 2025
Presente Continuo is a 350-page visual and narrative journey into the artistic universe of Ivano Atzori — aka DUMBO — created with the support of C.P. Company. This richly illustrated volume weaves together photographs, archival materials, and personal testimonies to explore the complex, cross-disciplinary identity of an artist who has spent over three decades navigating between underground and mainstream, fashion and counterculture.
Active since the early 1990s, Atzori has forged a singular trajectory in which graffiti, fine art, design, and performance collide. His practice—rooted in the subversive codes of the street—has helped reshape Milan’s creative landscape and inspired a generation of cultural actors.
With contributions from friends, collaborators, and critical voices such as Andrea Ceresa, Angelo Flaccavento, Lele Saveri, Sara Sozzani Maino, Paola Zukar, Marcelo Burlon, and many more, the book becomes both an introspective map and a communal memory—testimony to the lasting impact of an artist who has always operated in between systems, disrupting the codes of visibility.
As Atzori writes: “Nobody would have made a book about me. This is the seductive and healthy truth. Coming from what you call the underground means, above all, this. I needed to catalog what I have built and understand what has been generated and what is worth carrying forward. Presente Continuo speaks of the present moment, constantly.”
