Mazzoleni announces its participation at The Armory Show 2019. This year’s presentation features a selection of works by Alighiero Boetti; Alberto Burri; Piero Dorazio; Lucio Fontana; Jannis Kounellis; Nunzio; Michelangelo Pistoletto; Massimo Vitali; Gianfranco Zappettini.
This will be the first time that Mazzoleni will show fine art photography at the Armory Show by Massimo Vitali. An Italian photographer, Vitali is internationally renowned for his large-scale colour images of beaches and mass leisure events. His panoramic views show people interacting within their environment and with one another. On display will be two large-scale works depicting life and leisure on the river, Masso delle Fanciulle Swimmer and Desiata Shoe, both created in 2017.
The display will also focus on the Arte Povera movement, which will be represented by three distinguished figures, Alighiero Boetti (1940–1994), Jannis Kounellis (1936–2017), and Michelangelo Pistoletto (b.1933). Boetti, whose embroidered works and investigations on language convey puzzles of short phrases, inverted sayings or wordplay, were conceived by the artist in the 1970s. On this occasion, later embroidered works from the 80s and 90s will be presented, as well as Aerei (1978), an early biro on paper work, depicting aeroplanes on a blue background. Kounellis will be represented by a combination of silkscreen and ink works on paper from the 50s and 60s alongside sculptural works utilising found objects and materials such as iron, burlap, glass and wire. Several mirror paintings by renowned artist Michelangelo Pistoletto will be presented. Spanning from 1980 to 2007, the works playfully invite the viewer to interact with silkscreen images on the mirror’s surface. However, Pistoletto’s vision of the world is only apparently neutral: one has the impression of being faced with a sociological commentary in that he filters fashion, attitudes and technology, for example, the works Television (1983), and Cabina Telfonica (Telephone Box) (2007).
Also presented will be works by Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) who is best known for his revolutionary Tagli or 'cuts', which consist of slashed, ripped or punctured canvases. On display will be striking examples of Fontana's slashed canvases, Concetto Spaziale Attese from the 1960s. Following the invention of the ‘holes’ in 1949, the founder of Spatialism broke the conventional notions of two-dimensional painting in order to create a new kind of art, more appropriate for the age of space exploration and science. His works will be displayed alongside another Italian post–war master, Alberto Burri (1915–1995), who is renowned for utilising a host of everyday materials. A selection of Cellotex and Combustioni works will be shown. The former series investigates the artist’s use of industrial material of celotex, while the Combustioni series transformed plastic materials by the use of burns and lacerations into dynamic artworks. Throughout his career, Burri participated in a succession of solo and group exhibitions at some of the most prestigious museums of the world including, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in Rome, the Tate in London and the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris.
LOCATION
Piers 90, 92, and 94New York City
2019 VIP PREVIEW
Invitation Only
Wednesday, March 6 2019
PUBLIC DAYS
Thursday, March 7, 12pm — 8pm
Friday, March 8, 12pm — 8pm
Saturday, March 9, 12pm — 7pm
Sunday, March 10, 12pm — 6pm