Francesca Leone's First Spanish Solo Show at Palacio de Gaviria
Francesca Leone, born in Rome in 1964, is showcasing her inaugural solo exhibition in Spain titled 'Domus' at Madrid's Palacio de Gaviria, which will be open until November 30, 2018. The exhibition includes approximately twenty artworks crafted from construction waste materials, featuring a prominent 20-meter-long metal frieze and vertical concrete slabs from her 'Monaci' series. A key highlight is 'Our Trash', initially unveiled at the Triennale di Milano in 2015, which consists of a steel grid encased in plexiglass filled with cigarette butts and plastic debris. Leone characterizes her art as 'a denunciation but also a revenge', drawing on Arte Povera influences. Curator Danilo Eccher emphasizes her innovative take on 20th-century artistic traditions. The ground floor is dedicated to her work, while a Tamara de Lempicka retrospective is displayed upstairs.
Key facts
- Francesca Leone's first solo exhibition in Spain is titled 'Domus'
- The show is at Palacio de Gaviria in Madrid, running until November 30, 2018
- The exhibition features around twenty works made from construction waste materials
- The 20-meter-long metal frieze dialogues with an existing plaster frieze simulating a Roman domus
- 'Our Trash' installation was first presented at the Triennale di Milano in 2015
- The ground floor patio de caballos was recently restored as a contemporary art space
- Arthemisia organized a Tamara de Lempicka retrospective on the first floor
- Curator Danilo Eccher highlights Leone's reinterpretation of 20th-century art traditions
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Leone
- Sergio Leone
- Tamara de Lempicka
- Giuseppe Uncini
- Danilo Eccher
Institutions
- Palacio de Gaviria
- Arthemisia
- Triennale di Milano
- Real Albergo dei Poveri di Palermo
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Rome
- Andalusia
- Palermo
- Milan