Biscozzi-Rimbaud Foundation Opens in Lecce with 200-Work Collection
The Fondazione Biscozzi-Rimbaud opens March 2 in Lecce, Italy, housed in a restored historic palazzo. The collection, amassed over 40 years by tax consultant Luigi Biscozzi and his wife Dominique Rimbaud, features over 200 works focusing on abstraction, informal art, and analytical painting. Director Paolo Bolpagni curated the inaugural display of about 70 works, arranged chronologically and by style, from early modern to kinetic and analytical painting. Highlights include pieces by Arturo Martini, Filippo de Pisis, Luigi Veronesi, and a small Licini painting that was the first hung. The foundation also includes a library and educational lab, aiming to engage local schools and associations. The architecture firm Fabrizio e Marco Arrigoni handled the restoration with a 'scarpiano' approach, respecting the local Lecce stone. The collection is unique in Puglia for its focus on Italian and European avant-gardes, including lesser-known artists like Rodolfo Aricò, Kengiro Azuma, and Salvatore Sava.
Key facts
- Fondazione Biscozzi-Rimbaud opens March 2 in Lecce, Italy.
- Collection of over 200 works assembled over 40 years by Luigi Biscozzi and Dominique Rimbaud.
- Inaugural display features about 70 works curated by Paolo Bolpagni.
- Focus on abstraction, informal art, analytical painting, and kinetic art.
- Includes works by Arturo Martini, Filippo de Pisis, Luigi Veronesi, and a small Licini painting.
- Palazzo restored by architecture firm Fabrizio e Marco Arrigoni with respect to Lecce stone.
- Foundation includes a library and educational lab for public engagement.
- Unique collection in Puglia for its focus on Italian and European avant-gardes.
- Artists include Rodolfo Aricò, Kengiro Azuma, Aldo Calò, Vittorio Matino, Umberto Milani, Bepi Romagnoni, Ettore Sordini, Pierre Alechinsky, Agostino Bonalumi, Alberto Burri, Giorgio Griffa, Jean Fautrier, Hans Hartung, Francesco Lo Savio, Fausto Melotti, Mario Nigro, Achille Perilli, Paolo Scheggi, Salvatore Sava, Michele Guido.
Entities
Artists
- Luigi Biscozzi
- Dominique Rimbaud
- Paolo Bolpagni
- Arturo Martini
- Filippo de Pisis
- Luigi Veronesi
- Licini
- Rodolfo Aricò
- Kengiro Azuma
- Aldo Calò
- Vittorio Matino
- Umberto Milani
- Bepi Romagnoni
- Ettore Sordini
- Pierre Alechinsky
- Agostino Bonalumi
- Alberto Burri
- Giorgio Griffa
- Jean Fautrier
- Hans Hartung
- Francesco Lo Savio
- Fausto Melotti
- Mario Nigro
- Achille Perilli
- Paolo Scheggi
- Salvatore Sava
- Michele Guido
- Lorenzo Madaro
Institutions
- Fondazione Biscozzi-Rimbaud
- Fabrizio e Marco Arrigoni (architecture firm)
- Artribune
Locations
- Lecce
- Italy
- Puglia
- Milan
- Paris