Italics takes up where the celebrated exhibition Italian Metamorphosis, put together by Germano Celant in 1995, left off. Important works from the Pinault collection are the focal point the exhibition hinges on, through Arte Povera, Minimalism, Post Pop, Neo Avanguard and the new generations: from artists of the past (Merz, Kounellis, Pascali, Fontana, Boetti, Zorio, Battaglia) to artists of today (Cattelan, Lambri, Tuttofuoco, Arienti, Beecroft).
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Maurizio Cattelan "Bidibidobidiboo", 1995 Scoizttolo tassidermixxzto , mixed media 58 x 50 x50 cm
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino |
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The collection of contemporary Italian art on view to the public for the first time is illustrated by articles untangling the tensions and artistic trends which have imbued the last 40 years (under the general editorship of Bonami), and also take a look at the principal artists who characterised them (Gingeras).
The historical, sociological and cultural background (by Empoli, Guerzoni, Manacorda) is accompanied by a short, but exhaustive, illustrated chronology (Cagol).
In 2009 the exhibition will move to the prestigious headquarters of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Click here to read the presentation of the exhibit by curator Francesco Bonami (in Italian)
Further Information
Italics
Italics Official Website
Michelangelo Pistoletto "Le trombe del giudizio", 1968 Alluminio
200x100x100 cm ogni tromba Collezione Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella Foto : P. Bressano |
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