Gianriccardo Piccoli and Alessandro Verdi at Casa Testori
Casa Testori in Novate Milanese hosts 'Dies Illa', a two-person exhibition featuring Gianriccardo Piccoli (born 1941 in Milan) and Alessandro Verdi (born 1960 in Bergamo), open until February 26, 2022. The show draws its title from a medieval hymn by Tommaso da Celano, set to music by Giuseppe Verdi, and also references a poetry collection by Giovanni Testori (1965–1966). Curated by Giuliano Zanchi and Giuseppe Frangi, the exhibition presents Verdi's large, unregulated collages made from daily materials like sand, saffron, threads, and ink on three-dimensional books, alongside Piccoli's expansive seascapes and nebulae that evoke interior unease, with words like 'nostalgia' and 'vanitas' inscribed on the works. A finissage on February 26 will feature a catalog launch with installation photos by Alessandro Zambianchi.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Dies Illa' at Casa Testori, Novate Milanese
- Artists: Gianriccardo Piccoli (Milan, 1941) and Alessandro Verdi (Bergamo, 1960)
- Runs until February 26, 2022
- Title references medieval hymn by Tommaso da Celano and Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem
- Also references Giovanni Testori's poetry collection 'Dies Illa' (1965–1966)
- Curated by Giuliano Zanchi and Giuseppe Frangi
- Verdi's works: large collages using sand, saffron, threads, ink on three-dimensional books
- Piccoli's works: seascapes and nebulae with words like 'nostalgia' and 'vanitas'
- Finissage on February 26, 2022, with catalog featuring photos by Alessandro Zambianchi
Entities
Artists
- Gianriccardo Piccoli
- Alessandro Verdi
- Giovanni Testori
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Tommaso da Celano
- Giuliano Zanchi
- Giuseppe Frangi
- Alessandro Zambianchi
Institutions
- Casa Testori
Locations
- Novate Milanese
- Italy
- Milan
- Bergamo