Animali a Corte: Colorful Animal Invasion at Musei Reali di Torino

The Musei Reali di Torino presents 'Animali a Corte. Vite mai viste nei Giardini Reali', an exhibition featuring over twenty-five installations by sixteen Italian artists, curated by Stefania Dassi and Carla Testore. The show occupies the Palazzo Reale, Armeria Reale, Galleria Sabauda, courtyard, and Giardini Reali, creating a rhizomatic network of animal-themed artworks. Highlights include Stefano Bombardieri's 'Omaggio a Colbert' (2022), a large white elephant in polystyrene and resin in Piazzetta Reale; Nicola Bolla's 'Struzzi' (2003) and 'Pappagalli' (2000-10) with plumage made of playing cards; Pino Pascali's 'Bachi da setola' (1969); Gino Marotta's 'Oasi artificiale' (1969); Nicola Bolla's unicorn 'Orpheus dream' (2007) covered in Swarovski crystals; Fabrizio Corneli's 'Volpe e una Lepre' (2001); Cracking Art's 'Cracking clan' (2010) and 'Rigeneramento' (2009); Ezio Gribaudo's 'Stegosauro' (1993); Jessica Carroll's 'Panchina alveare' (2017); and Mario Merz's 'Senza titolo (doppio igloo di Porto)' (1998). The exhibition is part of the broader project 'Vite sulla Terra', which began in December 2021 with 'Animali dalla A alla Z'. The curators emphasize the symbolic value of animals in art history and civilization, aiming to blend historical regality with contemporary fantasy and poetry, appealing to both children and adults.