Italian Transavanguardia Meets Estonian Calm Expressionism at KUMU
The exhibition titled 'Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism' will be hosted at KUMU in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 1, 2023, until May 19, 2024. Curated by Fabio Cavallucci and Sirje Helme, this event marks the largest showcase of Italian Transavanguardia in the Baltic area. Featured are five Italian artists: Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Nicola De Maria, and Mimmo Paladino, alongside Estonian Rühm T members Raoul Kurvitz and Urmas Muru. The exhibition delves into themes of personal mythologies and the importance of political protest in Estonia. Noteworthy pieces include Paladino's 'Silenzioso. Mi ritiro a dipingere un quadro' (1977) and Chia's 'La rastrellatrice' (1979).
Key facts
- Exhibition runs from December 1, 2023, to May 19, 2024 at KUMU, Tallinn, Estonia.
- Curated by Sirje Helme (Estonian Museums Foundation) and Fabio Cavallucci.
- Largest show dedicated to Italian Transavanguardia in the Baltic region.
- Compares five Italian Transavanguardia artists (Chia, Clemente, Cucchi, De Maria, Paladino) with two Estonian Rühm T artists (Kurvitz, Muru).
- Transavanguardia defined by Achille Bonito Oliva in 1979 on Flash Art.
- Exhibition includes works by German Neo-Expressionists Baselitz, Kiefer, and Lüpertz.
- Loans from galleries, private collectors, Mart museum, and artists.
- Exhibition title: 'Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism'.
Entities
Artists
- Sandro Chia
- Francesco Clemente
- Enzo Cucchi
- Nicola De Maria
- Mimmo Paladino
- Raoul Kurvitz
- Urmas Muru
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Georg Baselitz
- Anselm Kiefer
- Markus Lüpertz
Institutions
- KUMU
- Estonian Museums Foundation
- Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
- Castello Ujazdowski Centre for Contemporary Art
- Mart
- Flash Art
Locations
- Tallinn
- Estonia
- Baltic region
- Italy
- Germany
- France
- Great Britain
- North America
- South America
- Soviet bloc