Gianluigi Colin's 'Post Scriptum' at BUILDING Milan
Gianluigi Colin (Pordenone, 1956), an artist and journalist, presents 'Post Scriptum' at BUILDING gallery in Milan, featuring works made from newspaper printing press rags and crumpled pages. The exhibition critiques the ephemeral nature of news and encourages critical, lasting engagement with information. Colin, who began his career at Corriere della Sera as a photojournalist and later founded the Sunday supplement La Lettura, uses materials from his daily work to create large canvases that resemble distorted city skylines from afar, but are actually imprints of rags used to clean printing presses. Upstairs, solid papier-mâché pages display words like 'Religione', 'Sanità', 'Rifugiati', and 'Riconciliazione', urging viewers to read beyond headlines. The show runs until an unspecified date in 2024.
Key facts
- Gianluigi Colin is an artist and journalist born in Pordenone in 1956.
- He worked for Corriere della Sera as a photojournalist and founded La Lettura.
- The exhibition 'Post Scriptum' is held at BUILDING gallery in Milan.
- Works are made from rags used to clean printing presses and crumpled newspaper pages.
- The canvases resemble distorted city skylines from outside the gallery.
- Upstairs works feature solid papier-mâché pages with words like 'Religione', 'Sanità', 'Rifugiati', 'Riconciliazione'.
- The show critiques the ephemeral nature of news and promotes critical reading.
- The article is written by Emma Sedini for Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Gianluigi Colin
Institutions
- BUILDING
- Corriere della Sera
- La Lettura
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Pordenone