London
Rome - Milan: Space and Colour, Rhythm and MatterMazzoleni announces the launch of the new exhibition season in its London gallery with the group show Rome – Milan: Space and Colour, Rhythm and Matter. The show brings together a number of the leading figures of the Italian art scene that were operating in these two major Italian cities with works realised mainly between the 1950s and 1960s.
Labirinto rosso, 1955
Enamel and casein on canvas
60 x 100 x 2 cm; 23 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 3/4 in
Signed (lower right)
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Rosso, 1961
Shaped canvas and vinyl tempera
60 x 90 cm; 23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in
Signed and dated ‘A Bonalumi 61 Via Trieste 37 Muggiò Milano’ (on the reverse)
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Sacco Bianco Nero, 1956
Burlap and oil on Celotex
78 x 50 cm; 30 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
Signed (on the reverse)
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Nero Cretto, 1978
Acrovinyl on Celotex
51.5 x 71.5 cm; 20 1/4 x 28 1/8 in
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Superficie N° 187, 1956
Oil on canvas
50 x 65.3 cm; 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in
Signed and dated (lower right)
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Superficie Bianca, 1968
Acrylic on canvas
81.5 x 100.5 cm; 32 1/8 x 39 5/8 in
Signed, titled and dated (on the reverse): "Enrico Castellani, Superficie Bianca, 1968"
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Volume, 1958
Waterpaint on canvas
70 x 50 cm; 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/8 in
Signed, titled and dated (on the reverse): "Dadamaino Volume 58"
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Untitled, 1959
Oil on canvas
113 x 147 cm; 44 1/2 x 57 7/8 in
Signed and dated (lower right): "Dorazio 59"
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Concetto spaziale, 1965
Holes and graffiti on aluminium sheet
25.3 x 36.4 cm; 10 x 14 3/8 in
Signed (lower right): "Fontana"
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Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1959
Waterpaint on canvas
100.5 x 125.3 cm; 39 5/8 x 49 3/8 in
Signed, titled and inscribed (on the reverse): "l. fontana / attese / anno 300"
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Achrome, 1958 - 1959
Creased canvas and kaolin
18 x 24.5 cm; 7 1/8 x 9 5/8 in
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Contrappunto IV, 1970 (1971)
Stainless steel
100 x 100 x 28 cm; 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 x 11 1/8 in
Edition of 3 + 1 AP (#3/3)
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Manifesto al 1° Canale TV a Marinetti e al Primo Futurismo, 1967
Mixed media on newsprint
112.5 x 73 cm; 44 1/4 x 28 3/4 in
Signed (lower right) and titled: "Mario Schifano / Manifesto al 1° Canale TV a Marinetti e al Primo Futurismo"
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Superficie lunare, 1971
Oil on foam rubber on canvas
with frame: 70 x 100; cm 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in
Signed: "Turcato autentica" (on the reverse)
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While Milan was principally associated with Northern European research, Rome created a bridge to the North American scene, bringing substantial innovations to the visual culture. There were numerous opportunities for debate and inter-connection between artists during major institutional events such as the Venice Biennale, group shows and art magazines produced in the 1950s and 1960s. The dialogue between Rome and Milan was in fact lively and continuous thanks to the work of galleries such as Galleria Appia Antica, Galleria del Milione, Galleria del Naviglio, Galleria La Tartaruga, Marlborough Gallery, Galerie Stadler, of which a number of the works in this exhibition come from. Furthermore, contemporary periodicals founded and edited by artists, such as Azimuth, Appia Antica, Il Gesto, L’esperienza moderna and L’Almanacco Letterario Bompiani, were national publications that offered annual overviews on cultural novelties.
Artists shown: Carla Accardi, Alberto Burri, Agostino Bonalumi, Giuseppe Capogrossi, Enrico Castellani, Dadamaino, Piero Dorazio, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Piero Manzoni, Fausto Melotti, Mario Schifano, Giulio Turcato.
all images © the gallery and the artist(s)