From Michelangelo to Luigi Pericle: The Art History of Doodles
The exhibition titled 'Gribouillage / Scarabocchio. Da Leonardo da Vinci a Cy Twombly' is currently on view at the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici until May 22. Curated by Francesca Alberti, Diane Bodart, and Philippe-Alain Michaud, it presents approximately 300 pieces spanning 500 years of artistic doodling, including sketches found on the reverse sides of paintings and on workshop walls. This display questions conventional classifications in art. Following its run in Rome, the exhibition will move to the Beaux-Arts de Paris, where it will be held from October 19, 2022, to January 15, 2023, featuring notable figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso, and Basquiat, along with Luigi Pericle's notes and drawings.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Gribouillage / Scarabocchio' at Villa Medici until May 22
- Curated by Francesca Alberti and Diane Bodart, with Philippe-Alain Michaud
- Around 300 works from Renaissance to contemporary
- Covers 500 years of doodling history
- Travels to Beaux-Arts de Paris from October 19, 2022 to January 15, 2023
- Features artists: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Titian, Bernini, Picasso, Dubuffet, Michaux, Levitt, Twombly, Basquiat, Luigi Pericle
- Luigi Pericle retired to Ascona in 1965 after London successes
- Pericle studied languages and mystical practices; his notes are from Archivio Luigi Pericle
Entities
Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Pontormo
- Titian
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Pablo Picasso
- Jean Dubuffet
- Henri Michaux
- Helen Levitt
- Cy Twombly
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Luigi Pericle
- Henri Rousseau
Institutions
- Accademia di Francia a Roma – Villa Medici
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Archivio Luigi Pericle
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Ascona
- Switzerland
- Monte Verità