Franco Summa's Retrospective at Bag Gallery in Parma

Bag Gallery in Parma presents a solo exhibition of Franco Summa (born 1938), featuring two major installations. On one wall hangs the series 'Segnaletica spirituale' (1971), while opposite stands 'Summaars', a large metal-letter installation with colored background that served as an entrance portal to the 1978 Venice Biennale. A smaller replica of the letter composition closes the exhibition. Summa, an artist from Pescara, uses simple primary colors and forms to create 'counter-signals' in urban contexts, aiming to provoke a small trauma in passersby and foster new awareness of everyday surroundings. His work is described as ironic, political, and intransigent, transforming the city into a stage for brightly colored, large-scale interventions.