Fondazione Carla Fendi revives Sol LeWitt and Anna Mahler legacies in Spoleto
On June 27, 2021, during the 64th Festival dei Due Mondi, the Fondazione Carla Fendi unveiled 'Art & Science into Spoleto,' which showcased artistic narratives from the 1960s to the 1980s. Sol LeWitt, who was introduced by gallerist Marilena Bonomo, created notable works in Spoleto, including a frescoed room at Palazzo Collicola and pencil sketches at Eremo Bonomo and Torre Bonomo. His daughters, born in Umbria, played a role in shaping his use of color. Additionally, Anna Mahler (1904-1988), daughter of Gustav Mahler, resided in Spoleto and pursued sculpture studies in Rome. The foundation also produced three short films presented at Teatro Caio Melisso-Spazio Carla Fendi, while neuroscientist Vittorio Gallese will explore the neurological effects of art. Scholarships for artists were funded by the Carla Fendi Prize.
Key facts
- Project launched June 27, 2021, during the 64th Festival dei Due Mondi
- Fondazione Carla Fendi is main partner of the festival
- Sol LeWitt lived in Spoleto for decades, introduced by Marilena Bonomo
- LeWitt frescoed a room at Palazzo Collicola
- Anna Mahler lived in Spoleto for a long time
- Mahler LeWitt Studio residency program founded by Eva LeWitt and Marina Mahler
- Three short movies produced: one on Sol, one on Anna, one on the residencies
- Carla Fendi Prize awarded to Carol LeWitt and Marina Mahler
Entities
Artists
- Sol LeWitt
- Anna Mahler
- Gustav Mahler
- Alma Schindler
- Walter Gropius
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Franz Werfel
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Vittorio Gallese
- Marilena Bonomo
- Alessandra Bonomo
- Valentina Bonomo
- Eva LeWitt
- Marina Mahler
- Carol LeWitt
- Carla Fendi
- Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi
Institutions
- Fondazione Carla Fendi
- Festival dei Due Mondi
- Palazzo Collicola
- Eremo Bonomo
- Torre Bonomo
- Teatro Caio Melisso-Spazio Carla Fendi
- Mahler LeWitt Studio
- Artribune
Locations
- Spoleto
- Umbria
- Italy
- Vienna
- London
- Rome
- Bari
- Piazza Duomo
- Monteluco