Franco Vaccari Retrospective at Museion Honors Late Artist's 90th Birthday
Museion in Bolzano is celebrating what would have been the ninetieth birthday of acclaimed Italian artist Franco Vaccari with a retrospective exhibition titled 'Feedback. The Environments of Franco Vaccari.' The exhibition, running until September 13, showcases a diverse array of works across two levels, including photographs, installations, books, and archival materials. Vaccari, who passed away in December, gained recognition for his landmark piece at the 1972 Venice Biennale, where over 6,000 photos captured visitors' interactions. The show also includes notable works such as 'Exhibition in Real Time No. 21, Bar Code – Code Bar' from 1993, emphasizing his pioneering influence in participatory art.
Key facts
- Franco Vaccari retrospective 'Feedback. The Environments of Franco Vaccari' at Museion, Bolzano, through 13 September.
- Marks what would have been Vaccari's ninetieth birthday.
- Vaccari died last December.
- His 1972 Venice Biennale work 'Exhibition in Real Time No. 4' involved a photobooth; 6,000 people participated.
- The 1993 work 'Bar Code – Code Bar' was a functional café where visitors signed postcards for Silvia Baraldini's release.
- The 1975 work 'Dreams No. 1' allowed visitors to sleep overnight in a Brescia gallery.
- The film 'Mini Cinema' (2003) is titled 'Provision of Memories for the Advent of Alzheimer's'.
- Vaccari anticipated relational aesthetics of the 1990s.
- Other works include 'Dark Sculpture' (1968), 'Homages' (1973), 'Blue Placenta' (1968), and 'Modena Seen from a Dog's Perspective' (1967–68).
- The exhibition is from the May 2026 issue of ArtReview.
Entities
Artists
- Franco Vaccari
- Allan Kaprow
- Tom Marioni
- Carsten Höller
- Andy Warhol
- Frida Carazzato
- Luca Panaro
- Renato Barilli
Institutions
- Museion
- Venice Biennale
- ArtReview
- Fosbury Architecture
- Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Venice
- Brescia
- Modena
- Warsaw
- Poland