Located in the heart of Florence, Museo Novecento occupies a former nunnery, a past traceable in the modern art museum\u2019s architectural accents \u2013 saintly frescos adorn doorways and the soaring ceilings enhance the divine. It was these historic motifs that prompted artist Davide Balliano to select 20th century sculptor Arturo...
The Brooklyn-based artist has created a site-specific intervention of monochromatic works inspired by a stone nude from the collection of Museo NovecentoPhotography: Leonardo Morfini, OKNO studioPhotography: Leonardo Morfini, OKNO studio
Located in the heart of Florence, Museo Novecento occupies a former nunnery, a past traceable in the modern art ’s architectural accents – saintly frescos adorn doorways and the soaring ceilings enhance the divine.
Balliano is known for his abstract paintings of meticulously intertwined contours that convey a sense of infinity and weightlessness despite their hefty and voluptuous bodies. His plaster and gesso forms on wood recall column radiators or serpentine paths, with sculptural qualities reaching architectural extents. The paintings reveal imperfect marks of process upon close inspection, not unlike a building façade baring its cracks and scraps.
The Turin-born artist’s intervention at the Florentine museum is subtle yet responsive, attempting to balance existing interior characteristics with symmetrical touches, including a horizontal
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