“In November 1970, as Christo removed the white cloths used to wrap the Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II in Piazza del Duomo in order to cover up the Monument to Leonardo da Vinci in Piazza della Scala on what is now recognised as a historic… Read More
All posts tagged “Alberto Burri”
Recto Verso at Fondazione Prada, through February 14, 2016
“The Western art tradition has mainly conceived of paintings as frontal (“recto”) artifacts. The back (“verso”) carries significantly less cultural meaning, destined to remain beyond the public’s view, and only visible to the artists themselves or staff at museums and galleries. In this exhibition, artists over the course… Read More
Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 9, 2015 – January 6, 2016
“A major retrospective—the first in the United States in nearly forty years and the most comprehensive in this country—devoted to the work of Italian artist Alberto Burri (1915–1995). Exploring the beauty and complexity of Burri’s process-based works, the exhibition positions the artist as a central protagonist of post–World… Read More



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