Adriano Spatola's Creative and Theoretical Journey at Studio Varroni
Studio Varroni in Rome is hosting a comprehensive exhibition on Adriano Spatola (1941–1988), a key figure in visual poetry and intermediality. Curated by Giovanni Fontana and Piero Varroni, the show titled 'da zero ad infinito. verso la poesia totale' presents a reflective path through notebooks, books, linear and concrete poems, magazines, catalogs, posters, records, audiocassettes, videocassettes, unpublished letters, and photographs capturing the artist in performative acts. The exhibition highlights Spatola's diverse interests and contributions to concrete poetry since 1964, emphasizing the physicality of the word and the oscillation between seroglyphics and irony. It serves as both a rediscovery thirty years after his death and a narrative of his poetic corpus.
Key facts
- Adriano Spatola (1941–1988) was a leading figure in visual poetry and intermediality.
- The exhibition 'da zero ad infinito. verso la poesia totale' is held at Studio Varroni in Rome.
- Curated by Giovanni Fontana and Piero Varroni.
- The show includes notebooks, books, poems, magazines, catalogs, posters, records, audiocassettes, videocassettes, unpublished letters, and photographs.
- Spatola began his work in concrete poetry in 1964.
- The exhibition emphasizes the physicality of the word and the interplay between seroglyphics and irony.
- It serves as a rediscovery of Spatola's work thirty years after his death.
- The exhibition is organized as a narrative journey from zero to infinity.
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Spatola
Institutions
- Studio Varroni
Locations
- Rome
- Italy