Gorgona Collective Retrospective at P420 Gallery Bologna
P420 Gallery in Bologna presents a comprehensive survey of the Gorgona collective, a multidisciplinary group founded in late 1950s Croatia under Tito's dictatorship. The group included painters, sculptors, art historians, and an architect, known for performances and editorial projects involving Lucio Fontana, Robert Rauschenberg, and Yves Klein. The exhibition features issues of the self-produced anti-magazine 'Gorgona' (published from 1961), frontispieces from 'Postgorgona' and 'Post Scriptum' (publications that emerged after Gorgona disbanded in 1966), and photographic documentation of actions embodying the 'Gorgonic spirit'—a nihilistic lifestyle seeking complete artistic and intellectual independence, focusing on emptiness, death, time, nature, and negation. The show also includes paintings and sculptures exploring formal elements like line, circle, white, and black.
Key facts
- Gorgona was a multidisciplinary collective founded in late 1950s Croatia.
- The group included painters, sculptors, art historians, and an architect.
- They collaborated with Lucio Fontana, Robert Rauschenberg, and Yves Klein.
- The exhibition at P420 Gallery in Bologna includes issues of the anti-magazine 'Gorgona' published from 1961.
- Also featured are frontispieces from 'Postgorgona' and 'Post Scriptum'.
- Gorgona ceased activities in 1966.
- Photographic documentation shows actions embodying the 'Gorgonic spirit'.
- Paintings and sculptures explore line, circle, white, and black.
- The exhibition is curated by Alexander Stefani.
Entities
Artists
- Lucio Fontana
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Yves Klein
- Alexander Stefani
Institutions
- Gorgona
- P420 Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Croatia