CHEZPLINIO Opens in Milan’s South as New Artist Space
A new artist-run space called CHEZPLINIO has opened in Milan’s southern district, housed in a former warehouse on via Cortina d’Ampezzo. Founded in 2018 as a studio, it now becomes a public venue. The name is borrowed from Ettore Scola’s 1976 film Brutti, sporchi e cattivi. The space is operated by the nomadic apolitical platform Schwanzo Kollektiv, which connects it to an international network spanning Berlin, Paris, and Seoul. On May 5, CHEZPLINIO inaugurates with the group exhibition GEZHÄMTE BESTIACCE featuring works by Mariona Berenguer (b. 1992, Barcelona), Valentina Furian (b. 1989, Venice), and Marcel Walldorf (b. 1983, Friedberg). The show explores the role of animals in art as ancient and shifting symbols—divine, spiritual, scientific, natural—and as metaphors for the human. The space is located near Fondazione Prada, Viafarini.work, Ex Amato, and Fondazione ICA.
Key facts
- CHEZPLINIO is a new artist space in Milan’s south, in a former warehouse on via Cortina d’Ampezzo.
- It started as a studio in 2018 and now opens to the public.
- The name comes from Ettore Scola’s 1976 film Brutti, sporchi e cattivi.
- The project is run by the nomadic apolitical platform Schwanzo Kollektiv.
- It is connected to a network in Berlin, Paris, and Seoul.
- Inaugural exhibition GEZHÄMTE BESTIACCE opens May 5.
- Artists: Mariona Berenguer (b. 1992, Barcelona), Valentina Furian (b. 1989, Venice), Marcel Walldorf (b. 1983, Friedberg).
- The exhibition examines the animal as symbol and metaphor in art.
Entities
Artists
- Mariona Berenguer
- Valentina Furian
- Marcel Walldorf
- Ettore Scola
Institutions
- CHEZPLINIO
- Schwanzo Kollektiv
- Fondazione Prada
- Viafarini.work
- Ex Amato
- Fondazione ICA
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- via Cortina d’Ampezzo
- Berlin
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Venice
- Friedberg