Caterina Iaquinta on Clemen Parrocchetti's Feminist Art and Archives
Caterina Iaquinta, curator of the Clemen Parrocchetti Archive, discusses the Milanese artist's work in a podcast episode of 'Rubriche d’aria'. Parrocchetti, long sidelined from official art histories, has been rediscovered through what Marco Scotini calls 'rebel archives of the past'. Iaquinta traces Parrocchetti's encounter with feminism in the 1970s, when her canvases began featuring skies, rainbows, kites, and 'solar trophies'—symbolic spaces of freedom and resistance against modern societal impositions. The episode culminates in the 1978 work 'Le barriere sia fisiche che mentali che devono essere superate…'. The podcast is produced in collaboration with Kunstverein Milano as part of the 'Breve Incontro' program. Iaquinta holds a PhD in Contemporary Art History, has taught at Università Cattolica (Brescia), Università Statale di Ferrara, and Sapienza Università di Roma, and currently teaches at NABA (Milan and Rome). She manages the Clemen Parrocchetti Archive in Borgo Adorno, Alessandria province.
Key facts
- Caterina Iaquinta is curator of the Clemen Parrocchetti Archive.
- Clemen Parrocchetti was a Milanese artist rediscovered through 'rebel archives'.
- Marco Scotini coined the term 'archivi ribelli del passato'.
- Parrocchetti's feminist turn began in the 1970s.
- Her works include skies, rainbows, kites, and 'solar trophies'.
- The 1978 work 'Le barriere sia fisiche che mentali che devono essere superate…' is highlighted.
- The podcast is a collaboration with Kunstverein Milano.
- Iaquinta teaches at NABA in Milan and Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Clemen Parrocchetti
- Caterina Iaquinta
- Marco Scotini
Institutions
- Archivio Clemen Parrocchetti
- Kunstverein Milano
- NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- Università Cattolica (sede di Brescia)
- Università Statale di Ferrara
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Artribune
- Spreaker
Locations
- Milan
- Rome
- Borgo Adorno
- Alessandria
- Italy
- Brescia
- Ferrara