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5/2/2015

Back to the 80's

Ierimonti, New York

Lucian o Ba r t o l ini , B r un o Benu zz i , A l i g hie ro B o etti , P ie rp a o l o C a lz o l a r i , En z o C ucchi , N ic o l a D e M a r ia , An t o ni o M iche l an g e l o F a gg ian o, J anni s K o une ll i s , F e l ic e Le v ini , Lui gi M ain o l f i , Giu s e ppe M a r anie ll o, M a r i o M e r z , Lui gi O ntani , M i mmo P a l a d in o, M iche l an g e l o P i s t o l ett o, E m i l i o P r ini , Giu s e ppe S a l v at or i , S a l vo, A l do Spo l di

Ierimon t i G all ery o p ens i t s new l o ca t ion in New Y o r k p r esenting a n overview of t he extensive a nd p r o l ific I t al i a n a r t pa no r a ma of t he 1970s a nd t he 1980 s .Whi l e p o l i t i c s a nd e c onomi c s un d erwent a p r ofound tr a nsfo r m a t ion a nd c u l t u r e tr a nsi t ioned from p r o g r es s ive mo d ernism t o t he p o st mo d ernist we a k t h o ugh t , I t al i a n a r t a t t he t ime e lab o r a t ed o l d a nd new t hemes using t he mo s t d i s pa r a t e m a t eri al s . A rt i st s s hifted from using in d us tr i a l m a t eri al s s u c h a s i r on, c o al , wood b un dl es, neon, mi rr o rs , t er r ac o tt a — c ommon in A rt e P overa (M a r io Merz, J a nnis K oune ll i s , A l i g hiero B oe tt i, P ier pa o l o C al zo la r i, Mi c he la n g e l o P i st o l e tt o, Emi l io P r ini) — t o d i s m a n t l ing ins t alla t ions a nd f a vo r ing pa int a nd c o l or — p o p u la r a mong T r a ns a v a n g u a r d i a , An ac r onis t i a nd Nuovi Nuovi.

A new c r e a t ivi t y f l ou r i s hed in t ho s e tr a nsi t ion a l ye a rs : t he h a rs h i d eo l o g y of t he e c onomic mi r acl e ye a r s a nd t he 1968 p r o t est ga ve w a y t o r e c onne c t ing wi t h t he pa st . T he new g ener a t ion of a rt i st s a fter A rt e P overa a nd Con c e p t u al i s m r e d i s c overed t he v al ue of pa in t in g , his t o r y a nd t wo - d imension al i t y , whi l e m a in t a ining a n evo l u t ion a r y vi s ion of a rt . T he wo r ld , ex pl o r ed t h r ou g h t he ins t alla t ions a nd ac t ions of t he 1960s a nd 1970 s , d em a t eri al izes in t o t he ca nv a s wi t h t he b i rt h of T r a ns a v a n g u a r d ia (Mimmo P alad ino, S a n d r o Chi a , Enzo Cu cc hi, Francesco C l emente, Nicola De M a r i a ) la un c hed b y A c hi ll e B oni t o O l iva in t he mi d - 1970 s . In t he s a me ye a r s a new g r oup of a rt i st s from d ifferent a r e a s of t he p eninsu l a emer g es, s u pp o rt ed b y R en a t o B a r i ll i, F r a n c es c a A l inovi a nd R o b er t o D a o l io : the Nuovi Nuovi . T o da y , Ierimon t i G all ery r e d i s c overs a nd r evives t h is g r oup, a fter t he s u cc ess of t heir fir s t exhi b i t ion a t t he Ho ll y S o l omon Gallery in New Y o r k in 1980. T his ver s a t i l e g r oup of a rt i st s d r a ws a n im ag in a r y , in t a n g i bl e a nd s ym b o l ic p o rtr a it of t he I t al i a n c u l t u r a l c on t ext of t ho s e ye a rs . W i t h a n e cl e c t ic a nd r e tr o s p e c t ive a tt i t u d e, t he Nuovi Nuovi em b r ac ed t he i d ea of “ d ifferent r e p e t i t ion” ( Gilles De l euze, Renato B a r i ll i), or t he r e p e t i t ion of t he pa st , r e t our à , a nd t he v al ue of q uo t a t ions. T he i d eo l o g i ca l a nd c on c e p t u a l l i g h t ning l e ad s a rt i st s l i k e Lui g i O n t a ni, Br uno B enuzzi, Fe l i c e Levini, a nd S al vo t o s e l f - fi g u r a t ive, c o l o r ful a nd i r onic fo r m s . An em p i r i ca l c h r om a t i c i s m r e plac es t he p o l i t i ca l blac k a nd whi t e, wi t h Lu c i a no B a rt o l ini ’ s p oe t i c , initi a t o r y a nd c on t em pla t ive vi s ions, Giuse pp e M a r a nie ll o ’ s a nd Lui g i M a ino l fi ’ s m a t eri a l d exteri t y , A ld o S p o ld i ’ s p o st - p op i r on y , a nd An t onio Mi c he la n g e l o F agg i a no ’ s r e tr iev a l of eru d i t e a nd my t ho l o g i ca l im ag es.

W i t h “ B ac k t o t he 80 ’ s . F r om A rt e P overa t o t he R e d i s c overy of Nuovi Nuovi ,” Ierimon t i G all ery a ims t o ex pl o r e a movement r i c h in ex p r es s ive p o t enti a l a nd not yet inf la t ed from t he m a rk e t , a nd t o r e c ons tr u c t i t s his t o r i ca l c on t ext a nd g r a mm a r

Opening reception: Friday, February 6th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Ierimonti Gallery
24 West 57th street suite 503 - 10019 New York, NY
Hours:
Monday by appointment only
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday closed

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