Chiara Enzo's Hyperrealist Bodies at Palazzo Braschi
The Quadriennale's Portfolio section presents 'Quotidiana,' a solo exhibition by Chiara Enzo at the Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi in Rome. The show features small-scale works created over the last decade, focusing on hyperrealist fragments of the body rather than full figures. Enzo's paintings, executed in slow techniques like pastel, depict partial details—skin, bruises, everyday interiors—creating a tactile, unsettling realism. The installation defies the white cube by placing works at the real-life heights of their subjects, as described by Gian Maria Tosatti as 'shreds of reality.' The artist uses photography as a starting point but sublimates the subject through painterly gesture. Curated by Ludovica Palmieri, the exhibition runs through 2024.
Key facts
- Chiara Enzo was born in Venice in 1989 and lives there.
- The exhibition is part of the Quotidiana cycle of the Quadriennale's Portfolio section.
- The show is held at the Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi in Rome.
- Works are small-scale and span the last ten years.
- Enzo uses hyperrealist techniques focusing on body parts rather than whole figures.
- The installation places paintings at the real-life heights of their subjects.
- Gian Maria Tosatti described the works as 'shreds of reality.'
- The artist employs slow techniques like pastel and a 'tactile gaze.'
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Enzo
- Gian Maria Tosatti
Institutions
- Quadriennale
- Museo di Roma
- Palazzo Braschi
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Rome
- Italy