Davide Rivalta's Animal Sculptures Invade Ravenna
Davide Rivalta's white animal sculptures—horses, wolves, buffalo, gorillas, donkeys—are installed across Ravenna's public spaces from the Museo Nazionale to the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, the Port Authority, and the Palace of Justice (where a gorilla group has been since 2002). The exhibition 'Terre promesse,' curated by Pierluigi Tazzi, opens June 29, 2012, as a collaborative project between the museum, the city, and the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. Recent works, some site-specific, complement the three wolves installed last autumn in the Museo Nazionale's Dormitorio Grande.
Key facts
- Davide Rivalta created white animal sculptures for Ravenna.
- Sculptures include horses, wolves, buffalo, gorillas, and donkeys.
- Installations are located at Museo Nazionale, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Port Authority, and Palace of Justice.
- A gorilla group has been at the Palace of Justice since 2002.
- Exhibition 'Terre promesse' curated by Pierluigi Tazzi.
- Opens June 29, 2012.
- Collaboration between Museo Nazionale, Comune di Ravenna, and Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
- Works are recent, some produced ad hoc.
Entities
Artists
- Davide Rivalta
- Pierluigi Tazzi
- Helga Marsala
Institutions
- Museo Nazionale di Ravenna
- Comune di Ravenna
- Archidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia
- Artribune
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Locations
- Ravenna
- Italy
- Complesso di San Vitale
- Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe
- Autorità Portuale
- Palazzo di Giustizia
- Dormitorio Grande del Museo Nazionale
- Via Fiandrini