Corrado Levi at 90: Sigilli, ceralacche e memorie Opens at Galleria Luisa Delle Piane in Milan
Corrado Levi, a Turin native born in 1936, presents "Sigilli, ceralacche e memorie" at Galleria Luisa Delle Piane in Milan, under the curation of Beppe Finessi, with the exhibition open until October 10, 2026. The showcase highlights Levi's eclectic works, such as "Lampada di Edipo" (2003), alongside homages to artists like De Pisis and Boetti. As he approaches ninety, Levi contemplates his homosexuality, which he openly acknowledged in 1979 with "New Kamasutra." During the 1980s, he spent time in New York, resisting the influence of large galleries. A significant exhibition at Palazzo Reale, scheduled for spring 2024, was canceled following Levi's hospitalization in late 2023. His publications include "Soggettività Opere Luoghi" (2013) and "Corpi" (2021). This article is authored by Francesca Pasini.
Fatti principali
- Corrado Levi was born in Turin in 1936 and turns ninety in 2026.
- His exhibition Sigilli, ceralacche e memorie, curated by Beppe Finessi, is on view at Galleria Luisa Delle Piane in Milan until October 10, 2026.
- The gallery is located at Via Giuseppe Giusti 24 in Milan.
- The show includes Lampada di Edipo, 2003, a large blindfolded head produced in multiple colored copies (blue, red, pink, green) whose colors are made through electricity.
- Levi's 1948 drawing operai in riposo is presented as the announcement of his homosexuality, declared in 1979 with New Kamasutra, didattica sadomasochista.
- In the 1980s Levi lived in New York, where about thirty East Village galleries sold hundreds of paintings for the price of a pack of cigarettes.
- In 2001, with Stefania Giannotti, he redesigned the new premises of La Libreria delle donne in Milan at via Calvi 29.
- A planned exhibition at Palazzo Reale for spring 2024 was cancelled after Levi was hospitalized at the end of 2023; his children Lisa and Ruben decided to renounce it.
Entità
Artisti
- Corrado Levi
- Beppe Finessi
- Luisa Muraro
- Lia Cigarini
- Stefania Giannotti
- Carla Lonzi
- Carlo Mollino
- De Pisis
- Schifano
- Carol Rama
- Carla Accardi
- Franco Albini
- Casorati
- Boetti
- Leo Castelli
- Ileana Sonnabend
- Giorgio Galli
- Francesca Pasini
- Lisa Levi
- Ruben Levi
- Damiano Gullì
- Joseph Grima
- Giovanni Muzio
Istituzioni
- Galleria Luisa Delle Piane
- Palazzo Reale
- La Libreria delle donne
- Politecnico di Milano
- F.U.O.R.I.
- Electa
- Corraini editore
- et.al. edizioni
- La salamandra
- ES-piccola biblioteca dell'eros
- Shake edizioni
- Artribune
- Archivio Corrado Levi
- Triennale Milano
- Brown Boveri
Luoghi
- Milan
- Italy
- Turin
- New York
- United States
- East Village
- corso San Gottardo
- via Calvi 29
- Via Giuseppe Giusti 24
- Otranto