Campo Urbano a Como: 50 Years Later
On September 21, 1969, Campo Urbano took over the historic center of Como with 42 artists and installations coordinated by Luciano Caramel. The one-day interventionist exhibition featured works by Bruno Munari, Gianni Pettena, Ugo La Pietra, Grazia Varisco, and others, all self-produced. Fifty years later, in 2019, a conference titled Campo Umano was held at Villa Olmo in Como, organized by Luca Cerizza and Zasha Colah with support from Fondazione Ratti. The conference revisited Campo Urbano through talks by Robert Lumley, Alessandra Acocella, Alessandra Pioselli, Zasha Colah, Hou Hanru, and Roberto Pinto. Five original artists—Giuliano Collina, Mario Di Salvo, Ugo La Pietra, Gianni Pettena, and Grazia Varisco—shared testimonies. A roundtable included Massimo Bartolini, Cecilia Guida, Francesco Jodice, and Margherita Moscardini. The event highlighted Campo Urbano as a model of public art that resisted obsolescence and speculation, though its reenactment raised questions about collective participation.
Key facts
- Campo Urbano occurred on September 21, 1969 in Como's historic center.
- 42 artists participated, including Enrico Baj, Gianni Colombo, Luciano Fabro, Bruno Munari, and Giulio Paolini.
- Luciano Caramel coordinated the 1969 exhibition.
- In 2019, the Campo Umano conference was held at Villa Olmo, Como.
- Luca Cerizza and Zasha Colah organized the conference with Fondazione Ratti.
- Speakers included Robert Lumley, Alessandra Acocella, Alessandra Pioselli, Hou Hanru, and Roberto Pinto.
- Five original artists from 1969 participated: Giuliano Collina, Mario Di Salvo, Ugo La Pietra, Gianni Pettena, Grazia Varisco.
- A roundtable featured Massimo Bartolini, Cecilia Guida, Francesco Jodice, and Margherita Moscardini.
Entities
Artists
- Edilio Alpini
- Enrico Baj
- Thereza Bento
- Valentina Berardinone
- Ermanno Besozzi
- Carlo Bonfà
- Inse Bonstrat
- Davide Boriani
- Annarosa Cotta
- Giuseppe Chiari
- Enrico Collina
- Giuliano Collina
- Gianni Colombo
- Dadamaino
- Vincenzo Dazzi
- Gabriele De Vecchi
- Antonio Dias
- Mario Di Salvo
- Luciano Fabro
- Carlo Ferrario
- Giuseppe Giardina
- Ugo La Pietra
- Renato Maestri
- Libico Maraja
- Attilio Marcolli
- Armando Marrocco
- Livio Marzot
- Paolo Minoli
- Bruno Molli
- Bruno Munari
- Giulio Paolini
- Ico Parisi
- Franca Sacchi
- Paolo Scheggi
- Gianni Emilio Simonetti
- Davide Sprengel
- Francesco Somaini
- Tommaso Trini
- Grazia Varisco
- Giacomo Veri
- Arnaldo Zanfrini
- Gianni Pettena
- Elena Vicini
- Giampiero Bianchi
- Ugo Mulas
- Mussat Sartor
- Massimo Bartolini
- Cecilia Guida
- Francesco Jodice
- Margherita Moscardini
- Marco Scotini
- Francesco Tedeschi
- Ginevra Bria
- Luciano Caramel
- Luca Cerizza
- Zasha Colah
- Baj
- Chiari
- Di Salvo
- La Pietra
- Munari
- Paolini
- Pettena
- Scheggi
- Varisco
- Germano Celant
- Lea Vergine
- Gianni Berengo Gardin
- Gabriele Basilico
Institutions
- Fondazione Ratti
- Isisuf – Istituto Internazionale di Studi sul Futurismo
- Villa Olmo
- Artribune
- borgovico33
- Archivio Mulas
Locations
- Como
- Italy
- Piazza del Duomo
- Villa Olmo
- Zafferana Etnea
- Milan