ANAS Celebrates 90 Years with Exhibition at Triennale Milano
ANAS, the Italian national road agency, marks its 90th anniversary with the exhibition 'Mi ricordo la strada' at Triennale Milano, running until March 18, 2018. Curated by Emilia Giorgi and Antonio Ottomanelli, the show selects ten milestones from Italian history between 1928 and 2018, focusing on events that caused mass movements and territorial transformation. The installation, designed by Marco Ferrari and Elisa Pasqual of Studio Folder, features works by photographers including Olivo Barbieri, Luigi Ghirri, and Roberto Masotti, as well as architects like Pier Luigi Nervi and Sergio Musmeci. Key moments depicted include the 1966 Florence flood, the 1974 Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Bob Marley's 1980 concert at San Siro, and the 1969 competition for the Strait of Messina bridge. The exhibition uses archival images from ANSA, MAXXI Archive, ICCD, and the Florence Civic Archive. From April 20 to May 17, the show will travel on a truck across seven Italian cities: Trieste, Reggio Emilia, Assisi, Olbia, Salerno, Reggio Calabria, and Catania.
Key facts
- ANAS was founded in 1928 as A.A.S.S. and became Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade, later integrated into Ferrovie dello Stato in 2018.
- The exhibition 'Mi ricordo la strada' runs until March 18, 2018 at Triennale Milano.
- Curators Emilia Giorgi and Antonio Ottomanelli selected ten milestones from 1928 to 2018.
- The installation was designed by Marco Ferrari and Elisa Pasqual of Studio Folder.
- Featured artists include Olivo Barbieri, Joe Blaustein, Mario Cresci, Gian Piero Frassinelli, Luigi Ghirri, Salvatore Maniscalco, Roberto Masotti, Sergio Musmeci, Pier Luigi Nervi, Filippo Romano, Oscar Savio, Superstudio, and Wolfgang Suschitzky.
- Key events depicted: Florence flood (1966), Umbria Jazz Perugia (1974), Bob Marley concert at San Siro (1980), Enrico Berlinguer's last rally (1983), and the Strait of Messina bridge competition (1969).
- Archival sources include ANSA, MAXXI Archive, ICCD, and Florence Civic Archive.
- From April 20 to May 17, 2018, the exhibition will travel on a truck to Trieste, Reggio Emilia, Assisi, Olbia, Salerno, Reggio Calabria, and Catania.
Entities
Artists
- Olivo Barbieri
- Joe Blaustein
- Mario Cresci
- Gian Piero Frassinelli
- Luigi Ghirri
- Salvatore Maniscalco
- Roberto Masotti
- Sergio Musmeci
- Pier Luigi Nervi
- Filippo Romano
- Oscar Savio
- Superstudio
- Wolfgang Suschitzky
- Edoardo Tresoldi
Institutions
- ANAS
- Azienda Autonoma Statale della Strada (A.A.S.S.)
- Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade
- Ferrovie dello Stato
- Triennale Milano
- Studio Folder
- ANSA
- MAXXI
- ICCD
- Archivio Civico di Firenze
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Florence
- Perugia
- Messina
- Rome
- Sicily
- Sardinia
- Siponto
- Trieste
- Reggio Emilia
- Assisi
- Olbia
- Salerno
- Reggio Calabria
- Catania
- San Siro
- Piazza San Pietro