Anna Banana: First Italian Retrospective at Kunstverein Milan

Kunstverein, an experimental platform founded in 2010 with locations in Toronto, New York, and Milan, hosts the first Italian retrospective of Canadian artist Anna Banana (born Victoria, 1940). The artist, who legally changed her name in 1971 and declared herself 'town fool,' works in a lineage from Dada to Fluxus as a publisher, researcher, costume designer, and artist. Her practice emphasizes communication, exchange, and public participation. The exhibition features her artistamps, postcards that built an international artistic network, publications such as Banana Rags and Vile, and posters and costumes from the exuberant Banana Olympics. Over half a century of activity challenging narcissistic views of art continues with irony and coherence through events organized for this retrospective.