1969: Olivetti, Kounellis, Szeemann, and Student Protests in Portugal
This summary reflects significant artistic and historical milestones from 1969, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 'Olivetti formes et recherche' exhibition in Paris, which was organized by Olivetti and showcased works by photographers Ugo Mulas, Alberto Fioravanti, Giorgio Colombo, and Tim Street-Porter. The exhibition toured various cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Edinburgh, London, and Tokyo, concluding in October 1971. A reconstruction took place in Turin from December 6, 2018, to February 24, 2019, under the curation of Gae Aulenti. The summary also mentions Jannis Kounellis's exhibition featuring live horses in Rome and Harald Szeemann's 'Live in Your Head' at Kunsthalle Bern, as well as the Coimbra student protests against the Estado Novo regime in Portugal, highlighted at Museu Coleção Berardo in Lisbon.
Key facts
- The Olivetti exhibition 'Olivetti formes et recherche' took place in Paris in November 1969.
- The exhibition traveled to Barcelona, Madrid, Edinburgh, London, and Tokyo, ending in October 1971.
- Photographers included Ugo Mulas, Alberto Fioravanti, Giorgio Colombo, and Tim Street-Porter.
- CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia and Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti present a reconstruction in Turin from Dec 6, 2018 to Feb 24, 2019, curated by Gae Aulenti.
- Jannis Kounellis exhibited twelve live horses at Galleria L'Attico in Rome in 1969.
- Fabio Sargentini's space shows eleven large-format photographs until January 4, including one by Claudio Abate.
- Harald Szeemann curated 'Live in Your Head. When Attitudes Become Form' at Kunsthalle Bern in 1969.
- Two shows by Getty Research Institute run until Jan 20, 2019 at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, then travel to Castello di Rivoli and Istituto Svizzero di New York.
- Student protests in Coimbra in 1969 opposed the Estado Novo regime, leading to the 1974 Carnation Revolution.
- Marcelo Brodsky's work is exhibited at Museu Coleção Berardo in Lisbon, his first presentation in Portugal.
Entities
Artists
- Jannis Kounellis
- Ugo Mulas
- Alberto Fioravanti
- Giorgio Colombo
- Tim Street-Porter
- Claudio Abate
- Gae Aulenti
- Harald Szeemann
- Marcelo Brodsky
- António de Oliveira Salazar
- Marcelo Caetano
- Fabio Sargentini
Institutions
- Olivetti
- CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
- Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti
- Galleria L'Attico
- Kunsthalle Bern
- Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
- Getty Research Institute
- Castello di Rivoli
- Istituto Svizzero di New York
- Museu Coleção Berardo
- Università di Coimbra
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Ivrea
- Italy
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Madrid
- Edinburgh
- United Kingdom
- London
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Turin
- Rome
- Berna
- Switzerland
- Düsseldorf
- Germany
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Rivoli
- New York
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Coimbra