Raffaella Della Olga

The first book on an innovative artist who uses modified typewriters to create abstract and colorful bookworks and paintings
 
Raffaella della Olga (b. 1967) is an artist who draws on traditions of abstraction, visual poetry, minimalism, and conceptual art. Using modified typewriters, della Olga creates typescripts on  materials such as tracing paper, carbon paper, sandpaper, and foil paper that blur the distinction between typed writing and drawing. Her works include books, typewritten paintings, and cut fabric works. This book is to the first to document della Olga’s singular studio process. The book’s essays and interview with the artist discuss the history of artistic use of the typewriter, della Olga’s interest in sound and notation, and an analysis of her work in the context of experimental printmaking.
 
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
 
Exhibition Schedule:
 
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
(November 15, 2025–May 31, 2026)

Robert Wiesenberger is curator of contemporary projects at the Clark Art Institute.