Gianni Asdrubali's 'Impossible Space' at Museo Carlo Bilotti

Gianni Asdrubali (born 1955 in Tuscania) presents 'Lo spazio impossibile' at Museo Carlo Bilotti in Rome, an exhibition spanning his career from the 1970s to recent works. The artist challenges the notion of escaping the canvas, arguing that the wall itself becomes the frame. His practice, described as a 'frontal space' or 'post-informal magical wall,' rejects representation and metaphor in favor of activating the void. Asdrubali dismisses contemporary art's obsession with technology, calling it a 'bluff' that leads to aesthetic degradation. He emphasizes the importance of a single, infinite idea, citing Michelangelo, Fontana, Duchamp, Paolini, Kounellis, Burri, and Pollock as exemplars. The exhibition includes works on canvas, wood, forex, and plexiglass, but Asdrubali insists the material is merely instrumental. The show is accompanied by a catalog with text by Marco Tonelli.