until Wed. July 17 2024

Fondazione Prada
largo Isarco 2
20139 Milan
Italy

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Fondazione Prada presents an extensive retrospective dedicated to Italian artist Pino Pascali. The project aims to examine the innovative scope of Pascali’s work, particularly his sculpture, which, over the last five decades, has had a substantial impact on several generations of artists and critics and continues to attract the growing attention of an international audience.

The exhibition, curated by Mark Godfrey, is divided into four sections, each presenting a unique perspective on Pascali’s work, and unfolds through three buildings of the Milan venue: the Podium, the Nord, and the Sud galleries. The set design, conceived by 2×4, includes forty-nine works by Pino Pascali from Italian and international museums and distinguished private collections; nine artworks by prominent post-war artists; selected photographs and a video portraying Pascali with his works.

The first section looks at the way Pascali approached his solo exhibitions between 1965 and 1968, creating imaginative environments rather than just selections of works from his studio. The second part shows how he made strategic contributions to important group shows in these years. This section also includes works by other artists who exhibited alongside him. The third section examines the way he performed with his sculptures in photographs taken by Claudio Abate, Andrea Taverna, and Ugo Mulas, and how these photographs suggested imaginative ways of approaching his works. The fourth section looks at Pascali’s natural and industrial materials understanding where he got them from, what they were used for in commerce, which other artists were also using them, and what has happened to them over time.

Photo: “Pino Pascali”, Fondazione Prada, Milan, Ph. Roberto Marossi, Courtesy Fondazione Prada