Becheri and Consani in Two-Person Show at Galleria Vannucci, Pistoia

The Galleria Vannucci in Pistoia has launched a new exhibition series titled 'A Due', pairing an artist from the gallery with an invited colleague. The inaugural show, 'Opere/Costellazioni', features Michelangelo Consani and Emanuele Becheri, with a text by Francesco Carone. The exhibition explores the dynamics of two-person shows, a format that gained curatorial attention around 2000, distinct from artist duos. Consani's conceptual, space-relating works gain material concreteness alongside Becheri's expressive terracottas, which acquire narrative depth. A highlighted pairing contrasts Consani's 'Una pura formalità' (2023), a small gilded bronze wing in a cherry box, with Becheri's 'Studio per figura' (2023), a cherry shelf supporting a pigmented terracotta with a massive twist. The show, while not without flaws (a vitrine above the two sculptures is described as 'comme un cheveu sur la soupe'), offers an experimental and effective presentation. The article notes the Italian institutional awareness of two-person exhibitions began timidly, culminating in the 2007 Italian Pavilion 'Sculture di linfa / Democrazy' by Giuseppe Penone and Francesco Vezzoli. The author, Luca Sposato, observes that leaving curatorial choices to artists can be risky but yields original perspectives.