Flavio Favelli's 'Progetto per fontana' at Francesca Minini

Flavio Favelli (Florence, 1967) presents 'Progetto per fontana' at Francesca Minini in Milan, featuring both known works—assembled chandeliers of crystals and neon, scratched mirrors, collages of candy wrappers on aluminum foil—and new gel transfers on canvas. The centerpiece is a plastic crate assembly serving as a 1:1 scale model for a real fountain being built at his house-museum in Montepastore, Monte San Pietro, Bologna. In a conversation with Francesco Stocchi, Favelli discusses his long struggle to create public projects, critiquing societal disinterest and fear of free thought. He positions himself as an 'artist-commissioner,' an oxymoronic figure who autonomously constructs his own art house, challenging norms and market-driven aesthetics. The exhibition runs at Francesca Minini, Milan, in 2023.