Madri Padri Figl*: Family and Parenthood Explored at Villa Reale di Monza
The exhibition titled Madri Padri Figl* is currently on display at Villa Reale in Monza until 8 November. Organized by Associazione And, it was envisioned by artists Elisa Cella, Matteo Suffritti, Andrea Meregalli, and Loredana Galante. In her catalogue essay, art critic Simona Bartolena explores the theme of family iconography, spanning from ancient Egypt to 17th-century Northern European art. Featured artists include Cella, Tiziana Cera Rosco, Galante, Massimiliano and Omar Galliani, Julia Krahn, Azael Langa, Francesco Lauretta, Trento Longaretti, Meregalli, Anna Nutini, and Suffritti. The exhibition delves into topics such as fertilization, memory, and family dynamics, with Bartolena highlighting how personal experiences resonate universally in the artworks.
Key facts
- Madri Padri Figl* is on view at Villa Reale, Viale Brianza 1, Monza, until 8 November.
- The exhibition is organized by Associazione And and conceived by Elisa Cella, Matteo Suffritti, Andrea Meregalli, and Loredana Galante.
- Simona Bartolena, art historian and curator, wrote the critical essay for the show.
- Participating artists include Elisa Cella, Tiziana Cera Rosco, Loredana Galante, Massimiliano and Omar Galliani, Julia Krahn, Azael Langa, Francesco Lauretta, Trento Longaretti, Andrea Meregalli, Anna Nutini, and Matteo Suffritti.
- Omar Galliani's son Massimiliano died in 2020 at the age of thirty-seven.
- Trento Longaretti has depicted family subjects since the 1930s, including works on the Albanian people in 1943 and numerous Maternità.
- Azael Langa is a young South African artist whose work addresses his country's social fabric and Johannesburg.
- Andrea Meregalli's Somatopoiesi (2026) is a fine art print on Hahnemuhle photorag paper, 20x20 cm, made with generative software.
Entities
Artists
- Elisa Cella
- Tiziana Cera Rosco
- Loredana Galante
- Massimiliano Galliani
- Omar Galliani
- Julia Krahn
- Azael Langa
- Francesco Lauretta
- Trento Longaretti
- Andrea Meregalli
- Anna Nutini
- Matteo Suffritti
- Simona Bartolena
- Nefertiti
- Akhenaten
- Jacob Jordaens
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Rembrandt
- Anthony van Dyck
- Jan Steen
- Pietro Longhi
- Edgar Degas
- Jean-François Millet
- Honoré Daumier
- Vincent van Gogh
- John Singer Sargent
- Giovanni Boldini
- Pablo Picasso
- Egon Schiele
- Gino Severini
- Antonio Donghi
- Jean Cocteau
Institutions
- Villa Reale di Monza
- Associazione And
- Artribune
Locations
- Monza
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Albania