Francesca Leone's 'Take Your Time' at Salone Verde, Venice
Francesca Leone (Rome, 1964) presents 'Take Your Time' at Salone Verde in Venice, curated by Danilo Eccher for Nomas Foundation (Rome). The exhibition, which inaugurates the venue, invites viewers to look upward at suspended works. The artist, from an artistic family, creates large-scale sculptures from recycled, oxidized metal sheets, transforming them into fleshy blooms and other forms. The show includes a grated floor with trapped debris, a dark labyrinth with perforated metal surfaces recalling Lucio Fontana, and a final room with hanging metal rags evoking Venetian banners. The works continue to change through ongoing oxidation and dyeing processes, referencing time and cyclicality, with influences from James Turrell's Villa Panza di Biumo sky frame.
Key facts
- Francesca Leone is a Roman artist born in 1964.
- The exhibition 'Take Your Time' is held at Salone Verde, Calle della Regina, Venice.
- Curated by Danilo Eccher for Nomas Foundation (Rome).
- Salone Verde is inaugurated for the first time with this project.
- The works are made from recycled, oxidized metal sheets.
- The exhibition features a grated floor with trapped cigarette butts and litter.
- A dark labyrinth with perforated metal surfaces references Lucio Fontana.
- The final room has hanging metal rags resembling Venetian banners.
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Leone
- Lucio Fontana
- James Turrell
Institutions
- Nomas Foundation
- Artribune
- Villa Panza di Biumo
Locations
- Venice
- Rome
- Salone Verde
- Calle della Regina