Giuseppe Iannaccone on Collecting and Supporting Young Artists
Giuseppe Iannaccone, a lawyer and art collector based in Milan, is set to showcase his latest collection at an event titled 'Il corpo del colore' on December 3, 2022. This exhibition, hosted by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di La Spezia, will highlight previously unseen works alongside his interwar collection. Featured artists include emerging talents Aronne Pleuteri and Chiara Di Luca. A notable piece is Aligi Sassu’s 'Battaglia dei tre cavalieri' (1941), which possesses a significant backstory. Iannaccone advocates for improved access to art and collaboration between collectors and museums to support young artists in Italy.
Key facts
- Giuseppe Iannaccone is a lawyer and collector based in Milan.
- In Pratica is a project held every six months in his law office.
- The latest In Pratica exhibition opens December 3, 2022, at Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di La Spezia.
- The exhibition is titled 'Il corpo del colore. La pittura neoromantica ed espressionista italiana degli anni Trenta'.
- The show includes works from Iannaccone's interwar collection and new pieces by Aronne Pleuteri and Chiara Di Luca.
- A newly acquired painting by Aligi Sassu, 'Battaglia dei tre cavalieri' (1941), will be displayed.
- The Sassu painting was rejected by Premio Bergamo censors, bought by Alberto Mondadori, lost in Hungary, and recently recovered.
- Iannaccone recently acquired a work by Nigerian artist Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu from Jack Shainman Gallery.
- Iannaccone believes collectors have a duty to keep art accessible to the public.
- He criticizes Italian museums for insufficient support of young artists.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Iannaccone
- Aronne Pleuteri
- Chiara Di Luca
- Aligi Sassu
- Scipione
- Arnaldo Badodi
- Renato Birolli
- Afro
- Cassinari
- de Pisis
- Fontana
- Levi
- Pirandello
- Raphaël
- Rosai
- Vedova
- Antonietta Raphaël
- Mafai
- Cindy Sherman
- Kiki Smith
- Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu
- Toyin Ojih Odutola
- Alberto Mondadori
- Patrizia Sandretto
- Prada
- Trussardi
- Della Ragione
- Boschi Di Stefano
- Cristina Masturzo
Institutions
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di La Spezia
- Triennale di Milano
- Estorick Collection
- GAM di Torino
- Cassa di Risparmio di Bergamo
- Museo della Città di Livorno
- Studio Museo Felice Casorati
- Jack Shainman Gallery
- Manifesta 12
- NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- San Babila
- La Spezia
- London
- Turin
- Bergamo
- Livorno
- Pavarolo
- Palermo
- Nigeria
- Hungary