In 1971 Alighiero e Boetti commissioned Afghan embroiderers to create a map of the world, with each country bearing the colours and pattern of its flag. The commission grew into a beautifully crafted
In 1968, the Italian artist Alighiero Boetti renamed himself Alighiero e("and") Boetti, effectively expressing the duality of his personality and his work--and,by extension, the dichotomies of society
