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Pino Pinelli

PINO PINELLI

Monochrome (1973–1976) – Color as destiny and as Prophecy Dep Art Gallery 20 June–21 September 2019 Milan
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From June 20 to September 21, 2019 Dep Art Gallery in Milan (Via Comelico 40) hosts a solo show by Pino Pinelli (Catania, 1938) who presents a series of works made between 1973 and 1976, a time when the artist devoted himself to exploring themes related to monochromes and the potentials of colour.

The exhibition, titled Pino Pinelli. Monochrome (1973-1976) Color as Destiny and as Prophecy, curated by Francesco Tedeschi, presents 13 works, including diptychs, triptychs, and a polyptych, based on the use of primary colours and in some cases complementary ones, and a critical interpretation of the shape-painting, that is, bypassing the picture’s limit, intended as the canvas and stretcher, as a whole. These works already indicate what would become his practice, the ‘breakup of the painting’ and subsequently its ‘dissemination,’ both from 1976.

A monograph (Dep Art Gallery), edited by Francesco Tedeschi, accompanies the exhibition and catalogues a part of the works Pinelli made during those years.

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The Italian artist Pino Pinelli is known for his minimalistic, sometimes large-scale installations which challenge and alter the traditional idea of painting.

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GROUP EXHIBITION 20 Years Dep Art Gallery 24 June–19 September 2026 Milan
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Opening in Milan in 2006 with Mario Nigro’s solo exhibition Opere di Mario Nigro, Dep Art Gallery presents compelling artworks by modern and contemporary Italian and international artists. The gallery moved into its current location in Via Comelico, a former school with substantial exhibition spaces, in 2015. Dedicated to presenting contemporary Italian art, Dep Art Gallery has also been the Turi Simeti archive centre—archiving the artist’s legacy and producing a catalogue raisonne of artworks on canvas—since 2013.

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Milan Via Comelico, 40
Dep Art Gallery contemporary art gallery in Milan Italy
Dep Art Gallery
Via Comelico, 40, Milan, Italy
+39 023 653 5620
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