A world of paper. A world of news, of folded and overlapping pages, worn by the passage of time, pages that renew themselves every day, constructing a geography that is as fascinating as it is unstable. A world of facts, oceans of editorials, universes of words through which we come to know and understand the reality of the present. This is the world of information as seen by Michelangelo Pistoletto (Biella, 1933), one of the most internationally recognized and celebrated artists of our time. With this work, the great artist pays tribute to the history of our newspaper on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding. A special artwork for a truly special issue. From Tuesday, January 20, it will be possible to purchase the collector’s edition of la Lettura #738: the cover features a QR code that, through the Corriere Art Collection app, grants access to the digital version of the work, certified as an NFT. Michelangelo Pistoletto’s practice, central to and emblematic of Arte Povera, has always been accompanied by a strong civic commitment. This is evident in his Third Paradise and echoed once again in this cover, bearing the word Peace imprinted on a fragile and troubled world. Not a rhetorical hope, but a critical and political act. Gianluigi Colin COURTESY OF THE ARTIST