Gianni Politi's 'Infinite Series' Concludes at Triennale Milano

Gianni Politi (Rome, 1986) presents a site-specific installation at the Impluvium of Triennale Milano, curated by Damiano Gullì. The exhibition transforms the space into a hybrid of Gothic cathedral and fairy-tale forest, featuring dark bronze frogs as unexpected spectators. Central to the show is 'I giorni del pentimento,' a large canvas depicting a bearded, diabolical figure surrounded by snakes and devil heads, marking the end of Politi's 'infinite series' begun in 2012. That series originated from his fascination with an 19th-century painting by Gaetano Gandolfi, whose face reminded him of his father. Politi reproduced it endlessly as a visual diary. The exhibition also includes abstract paintings made from assembled pre-existing canvas pieces, which Politi calls 'constellations' of his interiority. Five bronze frogs, amphibians symbolizing duality between earth and water, good and evil, life and death, complete the works. The installation includes minimalist benches placed before softly lit altars, enhancing the cathedral-like atmosphere. The show runs at Triennale Milano's Impluvium.