Il Terzo Giorno: Creation to Destruction in Parma Group Show

Curated by Didi Bozzini, the exhibition 'Il Terzo Giorno' at Palazzo del Governatore in Parma explores the relationship between art and nature through the lens of the biblical creation narrative. Featuring 40 contemporary artists, the show is structured across two floors: the first traces the aesthetic story of Creation from Jan Fabre's blue biro silk piece to Mario Merz's stone igloo, while the second addresses destruction and contemporary issues like urban hyper-dwelling, species extinction, waste, migration, war, and hybrid monsters. Notable artists include Alighiero Boetti (with a unique menabò of his longest rivers classification), Gilberto Zorio, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Jane Alexander, Tracey Snelling, Mat Collishaw, and Sandra Vásquez de la Horra. The exhibition is produced by Arkage with a 'for benefit' approach—50% of ticket revenue goes to the Comune di Parma—and supported by 'Parma io ci sto!' and sponsors including BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas. Bozzini's catalog text emphasizes a delicate attention to the human condition as simultaneously spiritual and natural.