Giardini in Arte: Nature and Art Converge on Monte Verità
In Ascona, Switzerland, the Monte Verità hill hosts an exhibition called Giardini in Arte, blending wellness with art in garden settings. Curated by Mara Folini and the Museo di Ascona, it features works from various artists such as Ferruccio Ascari, Lorenzo Cambin, and Luisa Figini, among others, and will remain open until July. Back in the early 1900s, Monte Verità was a sanctuary for free spirits and a vegetarian community. Baron Eduard von der Heydt purchased the site in 1920, transforming it into a modern hotel that now serves as a cultural and congress hub. Additionally, the Museo di Casa Anatta displays a permanent exhibit titled "Monte Verità. Le mammelle della verità," curated by Harald Szeemann in 1978.
Key facts
- Giardini in Arte is an initiative on Monte Verità blending wellness and art.
- The artistic section is curated by Mara Folini and the Museo di Ascona.
- Participating artists: Ferruccio Ascari, Lorenzo Cambin, Luisa Figini, Victorine Müller, Loredana Selene Ricca, Olivier Estoppey, Teres Wydler, Ruth Moro, Stefania Beretta.
- Works are on view until the end of July.
- Monte Verità was an early 20th-century alternative vegetarian colony for free thinkers.
- The colony sought a third way between capitalism and communism.
- In 1920, Baron Eduard von der Heydt purchased the complex and turned it into a Bauhaus-style hotel.
- The Museo di Casa Anatta houses the permanent exhibition curated by Harald Szeemann in 1978.
- The exhibition covers themes: anarchy, social utopia, reform, psychology, mythology, dance, music, literature, art.
- A complementary show 'La verità di una montagna' contextualizes Szeemann's work.
Entities
Artists
- Ferruccio Ascari
- Lorenzo Cambin
- Luisa Figini
- Victorine Müller
- Loredana Selene Ricca
- Olivier Estoppey
- Teres Wydler
- Ruth Moro
- Stefania Beretta
- Harald Szeemann
- Mara Folini
- Eduard von der Heydt
Institutions
- Museo di Ascona
- Museo di Casa Anatta
- Artribune
Locations
- Monte Verità
- Ascona
- Switzerland
- Monte Monescia
- Brazil