The Archive of the 20th century (Archivio del ’900) at the Mart Museum (Rovereto) offers insight into a range of subjects related to modern and contemporary Italian art. In addition to Futurism, Architecture, and Critical History, the collections include an impressive selection of materials related to Visual Poetry. During my research sessions at the Mart archives, I explored the latter topic in particular, by viewing sources by or about Enrico Baj, Mirella Bentivoglio, Maria Lai, Ketty La Rocca, Lucia Marcucci, Stelio Maria Martini, Lamberto Pignotti and others. The aforementioned artists paid attention to the domestic realm, which is the subject of my book manuscript in progress.
Italian Art Blooms in New York City
CIMA’s mission to promote the appreciation of modern Italian art on the international stage reverberates louder than ever as New York City sees a proliferation of Italian modern and contemporary art this spring.
Marisa Merz: A Subversive Poetry
The Gladstone Gallery is currently showing eleven works of the Italian artist Marisa Merz (born in Turin, 1926) until this Saturday, February 20
SPERONE WESTWATER GALLERY: PAINTING IN ITALY 1910s-1950s
The exhibition titled “Painting in Italy 1910s-1950s: Futurism, Abstraction, Concrete Art,” presents works of Italian abstract art, bringing together fifty years of history over two floors.
Alberto Burri at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
On the centenary of the birth of Italian artist Alberto Burri (1915-1995), professor Emily Braun, a member of the advisory committee of the Center for Italian Modern Art, guest curates an overdue and overwhelming retrospective exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.