Journals of Physics and Metaphysics. Vol. 2. Morals of the Collection

The Journals of Physics and Metaphysics from the Cerruti Collection are a space for critical inquiry devoted to the study and reflection on themes tied to the collection of entrepreneur and collector Francesco Federico Cerruti, now preserved in the villa at Rivoli.

Each issue explores selected topics through a dual lens: the "physical," with an analytical, philological, and at times rigorously scientific approach; and the "metaphysical," which favors a narrative and philosophical perspective. The title of the series reflects this twofold nature, paying homage to Giorgio de Chirico-founder of Metaphysical Art, one of Cerruti's most cherished artists, and represented in the collection by ten paintings.

The first three issues of the Journals are edited by Andrea Cortellessa, literary critic and historian, who conceived both this dual approach and the series title.

Issue No. 2, Morals of the Collection, outlines a phenomenology of the contemporary collector through the "metaphysical" contributions of writer Michele Mari, with Homo collector, and art historian and collector Giuseppe Garrera, with Self-Portrait as a Bourgeois Collector.

The "physical" perspective on being a collector is addressed by writer Elio Grazioli in The Collector's House, focusing on the space that houses the collection; the issue concludes with a text by Marco Vallora, Testimonies of a Friend, previously published in The Cerruti Collection. General Catalogue (Allemandi, 2021).

The publication also includes a contribution by artist Gala Porras-Kim (Bogotá, 1984), drawn from Least Likely to Be on View, an investigation into the meaning of artworks kept in the storage spaces of museums and institutions.