{"id":104875,"date":"2020-11-16T12:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T11:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.artsupp.com\/maramotti-collection-contemporary-art-of-the-family\/"},"modified":"2020-11-16T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T11:45:49","slug":"maramotti-collection-contemporary-art-of-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.artsupp.com\/en\/maramotti-collection-contemporary-art-of-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Maramotti Collection: Contemporary Art of the Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maramotti Collection<\/strong><\/a> is a private collection of contemporary art<\/strong> open to the public since 2007 in Reggio Emilia<\/strong>, presented in the spaces of a large brutalist building conceived in the 1950s as the original headquarters of Max Mara<\/strong>, one of the most well-known international fashion houses.<\/p>\n

The founder of the company, Achille Maramotti<\/strong>, began his collection of contemporary art in the early 1960s, and in the following decades, the idea of sharing it with a public of enthusiasts took shape, free of charge and by reservation, to encourage a deep and personal visiting experience: few visitors at a time, a calm atmosphere, an individual, aesthetic, and intellectual engagement with the artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia Ph. Bruno Cattani\/Foto Superstudio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Permanent Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over two hundred works<\/strong><\/a> are permanently displayed on the first and second floors of the Collection, from the late 1940s to 2017<\/strong>. The path reflects the collector’s exploration through numerous artistic movements that marked the second half of the twentieth century: from Informal art to Italian pop art, from Arte Povera to Transavanguardia, up to neo-expressionism and New Geometry. More than one hundred artists are represented in the over forty rooms of the permanent exhibition. Vito Acconci, Alberto Burri, Enzo Cucchi, Anselm Kiefer, Jannis Kounellis<\/a>, Piero Manzoni, Mario Merz, Mimmo Paladino<\/a>, Claudio Parmiggiani<\/a>, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ross Bleckner, Julian Schnabel: these are just some of the names encountered during the visit, now among the most recognized figures in contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n