John Armleder's Retrospective at Museo Madre Remixes Art and Design

The Museo Madre in Naples presents a major retrospective of Swiss artist John Armleder (born 1948, Geneva), curated by Andrea Viliani and Silvia Salvati. The exhibition breaks down barriers between objects and art, past and present, and the artist's own works with those of others. It includes early drawings from the 1960s, Neo Geo Furniture Sculptures, Dot and Puddle Paintings, and new site-specific works that incorporate Tiziano's Danae and fresco fragments from Oplontis, paying homage to Campania Felix. Armleder's approach, rooted in Fluxus interdisciplinarity, treats entire environments as artworks, integrating everyday objects with a contemplative attitude that balances formal perception and aesthetic use.