Alexander and Sasha Brodsky's 'City in a Box' at Fondazione Galleria Milano
Fondazione Galleria Milano reopens in Milan's SouPra district with a two-person exhibition by Russian artists Alexander Brodsky (b. 1955) and his son Sasha Brodsky (b. 1995). The show marks a family reunion after years apart and inaugurates the foundation's new space. On the ground floor, a selection of Alexander's archival prints from earlier exhibitions (2002, 2006, 2012) at the former Via Turati venue is displayed. Upstairs, the artists collaborated on a large site-specific installation: a suspended parallelepiped of gray raw earth containing a miniature city visible through holes, populated by chess-like figures. The work critiques contemporary urban solitude, inequality, and war, reflecting on cities like Moscow and Milan. The foundation aims to valorize its historical archive and library. The gallery's history began in 1928, closed in 2022, and now restarts with this show.
Key facts
- Fondazione Galleria Milano reopens in Milan's SouPra district
- Exhibition features Alexander Brodsky (b. 1955) and Sasha Brodsky (b. 1995)
- Alexander Brodsky had three previous solo shows at the gallery in 2002, 2006, and 2012
- Ground floor displays archival prints by Alexander Brodsky
- Upstairs installation is a suspended earth parallelepiped containing a miniature city
- The work critiques urban solitude, inequality, and war
- Gallery history began in 1928 and closed in 2022
- Foundation aims to valorize its archive and library
Entities
Artists
- Alexander Brodsky
- Sasha Brodsky
Institutions
- Fondazione Galleria Milano
- Galleria Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- SouPra
- South of Prada
- Moscow
- Russia
- Via Turati