Domenico Antonio Mancini's First Solo Show at Lia Rumma in Naples

Domenico Antonio Mancini's first solo exhibition at Lia Rumma in Naples explores the tension between traditional landscape painting and contemporary mechanical reproduction. The show juxtaposes mysterious white monochromes in the first room with colorful, emotionally charged works in the second. The white pieces require viewers to type alphanumeric strings to visualize territorial views, referencing conceptual art's aim to induce conscious participation, as noted by Joseph Kosuth. The second room features details and colors from 19th-century landscapes, but with a raw edge, including the phrase "La periferia vi guarda con odio" found by the artist on Milan's walls. This shift moves from code-image correspondence to code-emotion correspondence, addressing social and psychic dimensions. The artist states, "This is an exhibition about painting, not of painting." The show references Robert Ryman's subtle variations and Piero Manzoni's spatial mentalization in his Linee series, as well as Tracey Emin's emotionally impactful neon works.