Michelangelo Consani's 'My Favorite Spring' at Gallery Side 2, Tokyo
Michelangelo Consani (Livorno, 1971) presents 'My Favorite Spring' at Gallery Side 2 in Tokyo from May 29 to July 9, 2026. The exhibition features ceramic and bronze amulets and sculptures, including apotropaic masks on wooden pedestals, serpent and faun motifs. Consani's work reflects a personal journey of recovery from illness, drawing parallels with Ettore Sottsass's 1962 hospitalization and his subsequent 'Le ceramiche delle tenebre' (1963). The show includes a red ex voto of Christ on the cross, emphasizing themes of vulnerability and transformation. The article references Friedrich Nietzsche's 'On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense' and poet Rumi.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs from May 29 to July 9, 2026.
- Venue: Gallery Side 2, Tokyo.
- Artist: Michelangelo Consani (born 1971, Livorno).
- Title: 'My Favorite Spring'.
- Materials: ceramic and bronze.
- Includes apotropaic masks, serpent and faun motifs.
- Consani's work inspired by his own illness and recovery.
- References Ettore Sottsass's 1962 hospitalization and 'Le ceramiche delle tenebre' (1963).
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Consani
- Ettore Sottsass
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Rumi
Institutions
- Gallery Side 2
- Adelphi
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Livorno
- Italy