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Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition "Poor Art / Arte Povera: Italian Influences, British Responses" held at the Estorick Collection of Italian Modern Art, London, 20 September  - 17 December 2017.
Review of the Exhibition "Jannis Kounellis in Six Acts" curated by Vincenzo de Bellis and Kit Hammonds with William Hernández Luege. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, October 14, 2022–February 26, 2023; Museo Jumex, Mexico City, April... more
Review of the Exhibition "Jannis Kounellis in Six Acts" curated by Vincenzo de Bellis and Kit Hammonds with William Hernández Luege. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, October 14, 2022–February 26, 2023; Museo Jumex, Mexico City, April 1–September 17, 2023.
This article examines the reception of the classical Venus in Arte Povera through two case studies: Venus of the Rags (1967- 1974) by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Mimesis (1975-1976) by Giulio Paolini. By adopting a cultural biographical... more
This article examines the reception of the classical Venus in Arte Povera through two case studies: Venus of the Rags (1967- 1974) by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Mimesis (1975-1976) by Giulio Paolini. By adopting a cultural biographical approach, the reception of the original archetype, i.e. the Greek lost original Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, is investigated through its replicas and imitations, specifically the Roman copy, known as the Medici Venus, for the work of Paolini, and Venus with the Apple by the Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvalsden for Pistoletto. The use of ready-made replicas prompts a discussion on the reproducibility of sculpture and the dichotomy between the original and the copy, while an analysis of the materiality of the sculptures makes it possible to shed light on the role of the plaster casts in the history of art and the references evoked by the use of different materials, including those with kitsch associations. The choice of Venus as a subject is analysed as connected to a meditation on the concept of beauty, both intended as an aesthetic ideal within the domain of art and in its large variety of feminine versions. Lastly, the reception of classical sculpture will be analysed from a perspective of continuity with the past and with Mediterranean artistic heritage, as an attempt at reclaiming an endangered cultural memory at a time of rapid changes and international influences.
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Magazzino Italian Art is pleased to present the fifth iteration of the annual spring lecture series which brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera to present new perspectives on postwar Italian art. The 2023 Lecture... more
Magazzino Italian Art is pleased to present the fifth iteration of the annual spring lecture series which brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera to present new perspectives on postwar Italian art. The 2023 Lecture Series, Arte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue, curated by Dr. Roberta Minnucci, Magazzino's 2022-23 Scholar-in-Residence, will address research topics which are strictly interconnected with Arte Povera's relationship with the past and its artistic exchanges with the United States.
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Magazzino Italian Art is pleased to present the fifth iteration of the annual spring lecture series which brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera to present new perspectives on postwar Italian art. The 2023 Lecture... more
Magazzino Italian Art is pleased to present the fifth iteration of the annual spring lecture series which brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera to present new perspectives on postwar Italian art. The 2023 Lecture Series, Arte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue, curated by Dr. Roberta Minnucci, Magazzino's 2022-23 Scholar-in-Residence, will address research topics which are strictly interconnected with Arte Povera's relationship with the past and its artistic exchanges with the United States.
'L' artista ringrazia. Genealogie: le fonti artistiche e letterarie di Giulio Paolini' Giornata di studio dedicata a Giulio Paolini, 9 -10 June 2022. Teatro Niccolini and Museo Novecento, Florence.
La Fondazione Baruchello è lieta di presentare il libro di Roberta Minnucci, Ritagliare l'astrazione. I collage di Carla Badiali realizzato in occasione della prima edizione della Borsa di studio 2021, "Ricerche e riscritture per la... more
La Fondazione Baruchello è lieta di presentare il libro di Roberta Minnucci, Ritagliare l'astrazione. I collage di Carla Badiali realizzato in occasione della prima edizione della Borsa di studio 2021, "Ricerche e riscritture per la storia dell'arte contemporanea", edito da Arbor Editions. Il progetto della Borsa di Studio, rivolto alla ricerca su temi e questioni importanti della storia dell'arte contemporanea, è stato avviato in piena pandemia, da Carla Subrizi e Gianfranco Baruchello, per introdurre un nuovo filone di ricerca tra le attività della Fondazione. La pubblicazione di Minnucci indaga l'opera di Carla Badiali (1907-1992), figura molto importante dell'astrattismo italiano e attiva già dagli anni '30, in stretta relazione con il gruppo degli astrattisti comaschi. Questo lavoro restituisce profondità all'importanza e all'originalità del lavoro e della ricerca artistica di Badiali, offuscate da un'insufficiente attenzione. Il saggio di Minnucci tratta in maniera particolare l'attività legata ai collage dell'artista, andando quindi a riscoprire una tecnica su cui Badiali ha lavorato e riflettuto a lungo durante la sua carriera. Il libro è il primo di una collana editoriale che la Fondazione Baruchello, in collaborazione con Arbor Editions, ha scelto di dedicare a temi dell'arte contemporanea ancora non sufficientemente studiati o che necessitano oggi di una rilettura che possa introdurre nuove prospettive di studio e ricerca. RITAGLIARE L'ASTRAZIONE. I COLLAGE DI CARLA BADIALI