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Alighiero Boetti's Rare Installation 'Zoo' on View in Milan

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Galleria Dep Art in Milan presents 'Alighiero Boetti. Il mondo fantastico,' curated by Federico Sardella. The exhibition features the installation 'Zoo' (1979), created by Boetti with his children Agata and Matteo, previously known only through Giorgio Colombo's photographs. Around thirty works on paper from the mid-1960s onward, including graphite, watercolor, ink, and ballpoint pen drawings, explore nature themes with a freehand gesture atypical of Boetti's signature repetition and classification. The show spans two floors of the gallery.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Alighiero Boetti. Il mondo fantastico' at Galleria Dep Art, Milan
  • Curated by Federico Sardella
  • Features installation 'Zoo' (1979) created with children Agata and Matteo
  • Installation previously known only through Giorgio Colombo's photographs
  • Includes around thirty works on paper from mid-1960s onward
  • Works in graphite, watercolor, ink, and ballpoint pen
  • Themes of nature with freehand gesture
  • Boetti lived 1940–1994, born in Turin

Entities

Artists

  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Agata Boetti
  • Matteo Boetti
  • Federico Sardella
  • Giorgio Colombo

Institutions

  • Galleria Dep Art
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Turin
  • Rome

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