Bertozzi & Casoni's Posthumous Milan Exhibition Explores Death with Irony

Five days after Stefano Dal Monte Casoni's death, Carlocinque Gallery in Milan opened a pre-planned exhibition of works by the duo Bertozzi & Casoni. The show features polychrome ceramic sculptures that mimic mixed materials, including a monkey dressed as Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière after Ingres. Works like 'Ossobello' (bones covered in ladybugs) and 'Auguri' (a decaying birthday cake mixed with a skull) treat death with irony. The centerpiece, 'Resistenza 2,' depicts a frozen banquet table symbolizing transience. The gallery expressed sorrow at exhibiting now but honored Casoni's legacy.