Bruno Munari's Milan and New York Shows Highlight Xerox Experiments
Kaufmann Repetto in Milan and Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York are coordinating exhibitions on Bruno Munari (1907-1998), the Italian artist and design pioneer. The Milan show includes 'sculture da viaggio', 'negativo positivo', kinetic works, and rare xerographies. Munari recounted how he experimented unconventionally with Xerox machines near his studio, leading the company to gift him a large photocopier. The exhibitions aim to reassess Munari's vast creative universe, from Second Futurism to about sixty books, as a father of Italian design and creativity teacher. Antonio Mansueto, writing for Artribune, notes the market currently favors easy works but predicts Munari's value will explode.
Key facts
- Bruno Munari was born in Milan in 1907 and died in 1998.
- Kaufmann Repetto in Milan and Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York are holding coordinated exhibitions.
- The Milan show features 'sculture da viaggio', 'negativo positivo', kinetic works, and xerographies.
- Munari experimented with Xerox machines in an unorthodox way near his studio.
- Xerox gave Munari a massive photocopier for his studio.
- Munari was influenced by Second Futurism and wrote about sixty books.
- He is considered a father of Italian design and a master of teaching creativity.
- Antonio Mansueto wrote the article for Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Bruno Munari
- Antonio Mansueto
Institutions
- Kaufmann Repetto
- Andrew Kreps Gallery
- Xerox
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- New York
- Italy