Drago (publisher)
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Founder | Paulo von Vacano |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Headquarters location | Rome |
| Distribution | International |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | dragolab |
Drago (stylised as DRAGO) is an independent international publishing house of contemporary art based in Rome, Italy. The company specialises in street and urban art and has published the works of street photographers, street artists and graffiti writers from around the world. It is frequently involved in exhibitions of contemporary art and acts as the official publisher for various galleries, museums and institutions.
Drago was founded in 2001 by Paulo Lucas von Vacano as publisher, following years working as an Italian-German journalist and president of the Castelvecchi Publishing Company, Posse of Antonio Negri and Aspenia Magazine of The Aspen Institute. He was joined by Domitilla Sartogo as executive director and Nicola Veccia Scavalli as art director.
In the same year, the company published its first book, Brice Marden's Brice Marden: Opere Su Carta 1964-2001 which was followed by the publication of Ed Templeton's The Golden Age of Neglect in 2002. As well as selling out quickly, this title became the professional skateboarder's best-known book. More recently, Drago's books have included Miss Van's Wild at Heart; Estevan Oriol's LA Woman and Boogie's Ah Wah do Dem, a book that received a score of 9.6/10 in a recent Street Hunters review. Among other notable books is Letizia Battaglia’s Anthology, which has been mentioned on CNN,BBC News,The Wall Street Journal and The Daily Beast.
Drago has worked alongside many exhibitors of contemporary art. As the publisher of The French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, it has been in charge of all publications for exhibitions and artists-in-residence and published many books with its director and art historian, Eric de Chassey. Elsewhere, the company has collaborated with the Outdoor Festival in Rome to produce a five-year catalogue of their exhibitions and the Dorothy Circus Gallery in Rome to create a trilogy of books documenting over three years of exhibitions dedicated to the Lowbrow art movement. Among other clients are Nike, The L'Orèal Group, Danesi, The City of Rome, 55DSL, Alcatel and Bulgari.
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