Exhibitions this weekend in
Italy include everything from one on Banksy to sketches for
glass works by the architect Carlo Scarpa and a celebration of
the Italian comics character Tex.
GENOA - "The second principle of an artist called Banksy" is the
title given to an exhibition that opens this weekend at Palazzo
Ducale on the mysterious British artist. It will run from
November 23 until March 29. The exhibition explores the artist's
use of simplicity without falling into only elementary notions
and his 'packaging' for mass communication. It brings together
over 100 originals, from paintings from his early period to
installations from 'Dismaland' and some numbered works.
MILAN - The exhibition "Oro, 1320 - 2020. Dai Maestri del
Trecento al Contemporaneo" ("Gold, 1320-2020. From the Masters
of the 14th century to contemporary times") will juxtapose works
from the late 14th an early 15th centuries and those of key
Italian artists from the past 50 years, such as Lucio Fontana
and Paolo Londera. It is being held at Galleria Salamon and will
run from November 22 to January 31. The exhibition aims to
document how gold was used in figurative arts and what it meant.
SIENA - The beloved hero of Italian comics and one of the
longest running ones at the international level is being
celebrated at Santa Maria della Scala in "Tex. 70 Years of a
Myth". The exhibition opens on November 23 and runs until
January 26 and includes drawings and rare materials, some of
which never before exhibited, and installations created
specifically for the show.
MASSA - Women's conditions and the physical and psychological
violence many are subjected is the center of an exhibition by
five female photographers: Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin, Gina Pane,
Shirin Neshat, and Francesca Woodman. At Palazzo Ducale, the
show runs from November 16 until December 1.
VERONA - From November 23 until March 29 there will be the
exhibition "Carlo Scarpa. Glass and Drawings. 1925-1931" at
Museo di Castelvecchio on the famous Venetian architect and
production by M.V.M. Cappellin & C. It will include over 60
works by Maestri Vetrai Muranesi Cappellin & C., who
collaborated with Scarpa for years, and about 30 sketches
attributed to the architect that were made for glass works.
ROME - the issue of migration is explored as part of a
collective narrative in the show "Stateless people. Undispersed
identities" at Palazzo Merulana. The exhibition will run from
November 20 to December 8.
GALLARATE (VA) - "My Hands Touch the Earth" is an exhibition by
the artist Arcangelo that will run from November 24 until
January 19 at Gallarate's MA*GA and Milan's Malpensa airport.
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