August has arrived, and with it, we present to you five unmissable exhibitions to visit.
ICONS at the Palazzetto Baviera in Senigallia until September 16, 2022
Among the exhibitions in August is ICONS at the Palazzetto Baviera in Senigallia until September 16.
The first-floor rooms host the exhibition that showcases the photography of Elliot Erwitt through seventy of his most famous shots, depicting a slice of history and culture of the 20th century.
The photographs on display have been selected by the curator Biba Giacchetti, along with Erwitt himself, who is unanimously regarded as one of the most important photographers of the century.
The exhibition path narrates his long professional life through his most celebrated photographs: portraits of Che Guevara, Kerouac, Marlene Dietrich, and the great movie stars, with Marilyn Monroe being a standout. Additionally, the shots that made history, such as the debate between Nixon and Khrushchev, Kennedy’s funeral, and the great match between Frazier and Ali.
There are also the most beloved icons by the public for their romantic strength, such as the California Kiss, the photograph capturing the reflection in a rearview mirror of a couple kissing inside a car. A photo that Erwitt confirmed was taken purely by chance and not staged, as some have thought. Additionally, there are the more intimate and private photographs, such as that of his newborn first daughter, observed on the bed by her mother, along with a collection of self-portraits that illustrates how Erwitt enjoys poking fun at himself.
Things / Thoughts at the Fondazione Antonio Dalle Nogare until December 31, 2022
THINGS/THOUGHTS at the Fondazione Antonio Dalle Nogare is a new installation of the collection, curated by Eva Brioschi.
The works on display depict and convey forms and thoughts that have characterized the birth of the art cherished by the Fondazione Antonio Dalle Nogare and therefore shared in its spaces.
From the 1960s, which represent the beginning of conceptual art in America and Europe, to the present day, with the latest works created using industrial, poor, common materials and everyday objects, this installation of a part of the Antonio Dalle Nogare collection guides the visitor to discover the wonder of the ordinary.
THINGS/THOUGHTS features artists such as Piero Manzoni, Alighiero Boetti, Emilio Prini, Kathleen Ryan, Christo, Meuser.
Tina Modotti Women, Mexico and Freedom at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa until October 9, 2022
The Palazzo Ducale in Genoa showcases “ Tina Modotti. Women, Mexico and Freedom ”.
Tina Modotti was one of the greatest female interpreters of the artistic avant-garde of the last century.
She expressed her idea of freedom through photography and political and social commitment, becoming an icon of the country that welcomed her, namely America, before soon moving to Mexico where she intertwined her life with that of important political and artistic figures of the time, including Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera, and Edward Weston.
On display is a hundred photographs, original silver salt prints from the 1970s created from the negatives of Tina, which Vittorio Vidali handed over to the photographer Riccardo Toffoletti, who played a key role in her rediscovery, along with photographs, letters, and documents preserved by her sister Jolanda, and videos for a fascinating narrative that will bring the audience closer to this free spirit, who traversed poverty and fame, art and political and social commitment, arrests and persecutions, but also evoked boundless admiration for her full and constant respect for herself, her thoughts, and her freedom.
The Bronze Patriarch of the Caravaggisti: Battistello Caracciolo until October 2, 2022
The Museum and Real Bosco of Capodimonte presents a major monographic exhibition on Battistello Caracciolo, one of the most important Caravaggisti to the extent that he was given the title of “bronze patriarch of the Caravaggisti” by art historian and critic Roberto Longhi.
A core of 80 works, many of which come from public institutions, both Italian and foreign, ecclesiastical entities, and private collectors. At the Royal Palace, visitors can see the hall of the Gran Capitano frescoed by Battistello Caracciolo, while at the Certosa and Museum of San Martino, the exhibition path unfolds through the chapels of the Assumption, San Gennaro, San Martino, and in the Choir of the Church, as well as in the rooms dedicated to Battistello in the gallery of the Quarto del Priore.
Together at Kunst Merano Arte until September 25, 2022
Among the exhibitions of August, one cannot miss TOGETHER at the Kunst Merano Arte.
At the center of its programming is the theme of community, which holds a central significance for contemporary society.
The different forms of community are explored in the collective exhibition from various perspectives, through the works of Adrian Piper, Anna Maria Maiolino, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Bart Heynen, Brave New Alps and MAGARI, Christian Niccoli, Daniel Spoerri, Francis Alÿs, Franz Erhard Walther, Hannes Egger, Isabell Kamp, Jivan Frenster, Karin Schmuck, Marina Abramović and Ulay, melanie bonajo, Norma Jeane, Officinadïdue, Rirkrit Tiravanija, SPIT!, Tania Bruguera, and Yoko Ono.
In the exhibition, the audience is repeatedly invited to leave their “comfort zone” and take on active roles together. These interactive and sometimes participatory aspects are articulated in three sections:
Interact brings together collective actions and participatory projects carried out on-site, such as the creation of a collective garden on the terrace of the Kunsthaus or the reenactment of the “eat art performance” by Daniel Spoerri Zehn Suppenrezepte, originally performed in the 1980s in Brunnenburg, near Merano.
