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5/2/2015

Back to the 80's

Ierimonti, New York

From Arte Povera to the Rediscovery of Nuovi Nuovi. The gallery opens its new location in New York presenting an overview of the extensive and prolific Italian art panorama of the 1970s and the 1980s.


comunicato stampa

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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Back to the 80's
dal 5/2/2015 al 15/3/2015

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