Flash Art celebrates 50 years with two-day symposium in Milan
Flash Art, the contemporary art magazine founded by Giancarlo Politi in Rome in 1967, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a two-day symposium titled Flash Art 50 at the Auditorium of the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan on October 28-29, 2017. The event was conceived by Politi's daughter Gea, who recently took over as director. It featured five roundtable discussions, each covering a decade from the 1970s to the 2010s, with participants including artists, curators, dealers, and former editors. The symposium aimed to symbolically reproduce the art system. Politi noted the shift from dominant artist-stars like Sol LeWitt and Jeff Koons to a more level playing field with artists like Sterling Ruby and Wade Guyton. He expressed hope that Flash Art would continue for another 50 years under Gea's leadership.
Key facts
- Flash Art was founded by Giancarlo Politi in 1967 in Rome.
- The magazine moved its editorial office to Milan in 1970.
- Flash Art split into Italian and international editions in 1978.
- The 50th anniversary event was held on October 28-29, 2017.
- The venue was the Auditorium of the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan.
- Gea Politi, Giancarlo's daughter, organized the event after taking over as director.
- Five roundtables covered each decade from the 1970s to the 2010s.
- Participants included Giovanni Anselmo, Achille Bonito Oliva, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, and Francesco Vezzoli.
Entities
Artists
- Giancarlo Politi
- Gea Politi
- Renato Barilli
- Giovanni Anselmo
- Piero Gilardi
- Ugo La Pietra
- Paola Mattioli
- Paolo Mussat Sartor
- Franco Toselli
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Laura Cherubini
- Corrado Levi
- Emilio Mazzoli
- Maurizio Nannucci
- Aldo Spoldi
- Giorgio Verzotti
- Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
- Emanuela De Cecco
- Stefano Arienti
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Claudio Guenzani
- Roberto Pinto
- Grazia Toderi
- Angela Vettese
- Luca Vitone
- Luca Cerizza
- Massimiliano Gioni
- Alessandro Rabottini
- Marinella Senatore
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Andrea Viliani
- Paolo Zani
- Italo Zuffi
- Barbara Casavecchia
- Invernomuto
- Eva Fabbris
- Anna Franceschini
- Simone Frangi
- Beatrice Marchi
- Valentina Suma
- Marco Tagliafierro
- Michele D'Aurizio
- Sol LeWitt
- Vito Acconci
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Jeff Koons
- Sterling Ruby
- Wade Guyton
- Mariacristina Ferraioli
- Helena Kontova
Institutions
- Flash Art
- Flash Art Italia
- Flash Art International
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Milan
- Auditorium of the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia
- Via San Vittore, 21, 20123 Milano