Franco Fanelli's Fossil Nature on View in Rome
Franco Fanelli's solo exhibition at Galleria Simone Aleandri in Rome's Ghetto presents his post-2016 retrospective works, including etchings and a Joseph Cornell-style box. The show features fourteen pieces, notably a triptych of aquatints titled Caillois, Schliemann, and Blanqui, referencing Roger Caillois's ideas on nature and art. Fanelli's technique combines copper etching with soft ground and drypoint. The accompanying catalog exceeds 100 pages. The exhibition runs through an unspecified date in 2020.
Key facts
- Franco Fanelli was born in Turin in 1959.
- The exhibition is held at Galleria Simone Aleandri in Rome's Ghetto.
- The show includes fourteen works.
- A triptych of aquatints is titled Caillois, Schliemann, and Blanqui.
- The works reference Roger Caillois's concept of comparing nature and art.
- Fanelli's techniques include copper etching, soft ground, and drypoint.
- The catalog is over 100 pages.
- The exhibition follows a 2016 retrospective at Calcografia Nazionale.
Entities
Artists
- Franco Fanelli
- Roger Caillois
- Joseph Cornell
Institutions
- Galleria Simone Aleandri
- Calcografia Nazionale
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Turin
- Italy