Beyond Painting 2: Three Artists Resist the Decline of Painting in Verona
The exhibition 'Beyond Painting 2' at Galleria La Giarina in Verona presents works by Romina Bassu (born Rome, 1982), Greta Pllana (born Durrës, 1992), and Antonio Bardino (born Alghero, 1973), who respond to Vincenzo Trione's notion of a 'decline of painting' by embracing a resilient, non-contemplative approach. Bassu's acrylic 'I lost my Xanax' (2018) critiques 1950s American iconography of empty, stereotyped women. Pllana transforms internet-sourced images into sacred, mythological scenes. Bardino reduces his mark-making to non-forms that express pure color and material vibration.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Beyond Painting 2' at Galleria La Giarina, Verona
- Features artists Romina Bassu (b. 1982, Rome), Greta Pllana (b. 1992, Durrës), Antonio Bardino (b. 1973, Alghero)
- Responds to Vincenzo Trione's article on the 'decline of painting' in Corriere della Sera's La Lettura
- Bassu's work 'I lost my Xanax' (2018) uses 1950s American female stereotypes
- Pllana reworks internet images into sacred and mythological contexts
- Bardino pursues a reduction of sign to non-form, emphasizing color and material vibration
- The exhibition rejects contemplative painting for a 'problematic' painting
- Claudio Cucco (b. 1954, Malles Venosta) is the critic and director of Biblioteca di Calliano
Entities
Artists
- Romina Bassu
- Greta Pllana
- Antonio Bardino
- Vincenzo Trione
- Claudio Cucco
Institutions
- Galleria La Giarina
- Corriere della Sera
- La Lettura
- Biblioteca di Calliano
- Artribune
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Rome
- Durrës
- Alghero
- Malles Venosta
- Rovereto
- Bologna
- Calliano