Giulio Paolini's 'Fine' at Galleria Christian Stein, Milan
Giulio Paolini's exhibition titled 'Fine' (The End) has launched at two locations of Galleria Christian Stein in Milan, under the curation of Bettina Della Casa. Rather than signaling a conclusion, the show represents a revitalized artistic endeavor. At Palazzo Cicogna, the installation 'Fine' incorporates autobiographical aspects in a fragmented collection inspired by Watteau's 'The Embarkation for Cythera' (1717), encouraging viewers to delve into Beauty and Poetry through a suspended Wunderkammer. Meanwhile, the Pero site displays large-scale artworks, each revealed by a red curtain. Paolini remarks, 'No one is capable of 'making art'... A work must forget its author.' The exhibition wraps up with reflections on precariousness and Schopenhauer's ideas, highlighting perception and observation.
Key facts
- Giulio Paolini's solo exhibition 'Fine' is curated by Bettina Della Casa.
- The exhibition is held at Galleria Christian Stein's two Milan locations: Palazzo Cicogna and Pero.
- The installation 'Fine' at Palazzo Cicogna is a site-specific work inspired by Watteau's 'The Embarkation for Cythera'.
- The work includes a floating Wunderkammer of objects, works, and tools representing Paolini's aesthetic journey.
- At the Pero venue, large-scale works create mental pathways with dramatic sequences.
- The work 'Hic et nunc' (1991) references Géricault's 'The Raft of the Medusa'.
- Paolini's statement: 'No one is capable of making art because the work itself accesses the secret and immutable cipher of its own existence.'
- The exhibition explores themes of voyage, absence, silence, and the impossibility of conclusion.
Entities
Artists
- Giulio Paolini
- Jean-Antoine Watteau
- Théodore Géricault
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Bettina Della Casa
Institutions
- Galleria Christian Stein
- Palazzo Cicogna
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Genoa
- Pero