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1999: MAN Nuoro, Da Guarene all'Etna, and Cattelan's Duct-Taped Gallerist

exhibition · 2026-05-04

In 2019, the MAN museum in Nuoro celebrated its 20th anniversary with a three-day event (February 8–10) featuring a multimedia exhibition by Inoke studio and a retrospective curated by Daniela Frongia. The museum, which opened in 1999 in a 1920s building, also opened its new space in Piazza Satta. The article also recalls two other 1999 milestones: the launch of the photography survey 'Da Guarene all'Etna' by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, curated by Filippo Maggia, which later appeared at the Venice Biennale in 2002; and Maurizio Cattelan's 'Untitled' (1999), a photograph of gallerist Massimo De Carlo taped to a wall, featured in the 'Cuore di tenebra' exhibition at OGR Torino curated by Marcella Beccaria.

Key facts

  • MAN Nuoro opened in 1999 in a 1920s building.
  • MAN's 20th anniversary event was held February 8–10, 2019.
  • The event included a multimedia exhibition by Inoke and a retrospective by Daniela Frongia.
  • MAN acquired a new space in Piazza Satta for temporary exhibitions and offices.
  • 'Da Guarene all'Etna' was launched in 1999 by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
  • The photography survey was curated by Filippo Maggia and shown at the Venice Biennale in 2002.
  • Maurizio Cattelan's 'Untitled' (1999) depicts Massimo De Carlo taped to a wall.
  • The work was part of 'Cuore di tenebra' at OGR Torino, curated by Marcella Beccaria.

Entities

Artists

  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Daniela Frongia
  • Filippo Maggia
  • Marcella Beccaria
  • Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

Institutions

  • MAN Nuoro
  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • OGR Torino
  • Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
  • Fondazione Oelle Mediterraneo Antico di Catania
  • Amaci
  • Biennale di Venezia

Locations

  • Nuoro
  • Italy
  • Sardinia
  • Piazza Satta
  • Guarene d'Alba
  • Taormina
  • Modena
  • Milan
  • Venice
  • Catania
  • Turin

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