Fabrizio Prevedello and Michele Tocca in Dual Exhibition at Sara Zanin Gallery, Rome
A dual exhibition at Sara Zanin Gallery in Rome pairs artists Fabrizio Prevedello (born 1972, Padua; lives in Versilia) and Michele Tocca (born 1983, Subiaco; lives in Rome), curated by Davide Ferri. Despite differences in age and technique, the pairing works. Prevedello assembles raw fragments of marble, iron, and plaster in a minimalist, poverist style, referencing Carlo Scarpa, Brancusi, and Gino De Dominicis. Works include 'Pensando a Carlo Scarpa che pensava a Brancusi' (a land-art piece from a mountain quarry) and 'Ragazzo! Bisogna disegnare!' in marble and plaster. Notable is 'Fiori', portable Brancusi-like industrial configurations, and the large-scale 'Accumulazione per scomparsa'. Tocca paints silent, earthy subjects like walls, vapors, halos, rain-soaked jackets, and gloves, pushing them toward abstraction. His diptych of Rome's Aurelian Walls exemplifies his material yet vedutista approach, evoking Domenico Gnoli, Alberto Burri, and Luc Tuymans. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of both artists' recent work.
Key facts
- Dual exhibition at Sara Zanin Gallery, Rome
- Curated by Davide Ferri
- Fabrizio Prevedello born 1972 in Padua, lives in Versilia
- Michele Tocca born 1983 in Subiaco, lives in Rome
- Prevedello works with marble, iron, plaster in minimalist, poverist style
- Prevedello's works reference Carlo Scarpa, Brancusi, Gino De Dominicis
- Tocca paints subjects like walls, vapors, jackets, gloves toward abstraction
- Tocca's diptych of Aurelian Walls references Gnoli, Burri, Tuymans
Entities
Artists
- Fabrizio Prevedello
- Michele Tocca
- Davide Ferri
- Carlo Scarpa
- Brancusi
- Gino De Dominicis
- Domenico Gnoli
- Alberto Burri
- Luc Tuymans
Institutions
- Sara Zanin Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Padua
- Versilia
- Subiaco