Luigi Pericle Retrospective at Fondazione Querini Stampalia During Venice Biennale
In 2016, Andrea and Greta Biasca-Caroni purchased Casa San Tomaso in Ascona, which included works by Luigi Pericle (1916–2001). To honor his legacy, they established the Archivio Luigi Pericle in 2018. Pericle, who created the comic strip character Max the Marmot, resided in Ascona and became well-known while keeping his comic endeavors distinct under the pseudonym Giovannetti. His artistic contributions received recognition from critic Herbert Read and curator Hans Hess, and his work was displayed alongside artists such as Picasso at Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. Following his passing, he became less recognized. A significant retrospective titled "Luigi Pericle (1916-2001)_Beyond the visible" is set to take place at Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice from May 11 to November 24, 2019.
Key facts
- Andrea and Greta Biasca-Caroni purchased Casa San Tomaso in Ascona in December 2016.
- The purchase included all contents: works, documents, and books of Luigi Pericle.
- Luigi Pericle (1916–2001) was a painter, illustrator, and writer.
- He created the comic character Max the Marmot, published in Washington Post, Herald Tribune, Punch, and Nebelspalter.
- He signed comics as Giovannetti and paintings as Luigi Pericle.
- Herbert Read curated two solo exhibitions of Pericle's work.
- Pericle exhibited at Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery alongside Picasso, Appel, Francis, Jorn, Tàpies, Dubuffet, Mathieu, and Riopelle.
- The non-profit Archivio Luigi Pericle was founded in May 2018.
- A retrospective titled 'Luigi Pericle (1916-2001)_Beyond the visible' will be held at Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice from May 11 to November 24, 2019.
- The exhibition is supported by multiple institutions including Consiglio di Stato della Repubblica e Cantone Ticino and Fondazione Monte Verità.
- York Art Gallery is lending works from its collection.
Entities
Artists
- Luigi Pericle
- Harald Szeemann
- Ida Hofmann
- Heinrich Oedenkoven
- Herman Hesse
- Paul Klee
- Hans Hess
- Herbert Read
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Picasso
- Appel
- Francis
- Jorn
- Corneille
- Tàpies
- Dubuffet
- Mathieu
- Riopelle
- Peter Kropotkin
- Erich Mühsam
- Isadora Duncan
- Rudolf Steiner
- Carl Gustav Jung
- Olga Froebe-Kapteyn
- Nell Walden
- Herwarth Walden
- Philippe Daverio
- Tobia Bezzola
- Marc Tobey
- Marino Marini
- Hans-Joachim Müller
- Orsolina (Nini) Pericle
- Andrea Biasca-Caroni
- Greta Biasca-Caroni
Institutions
- Archivio Luigi Pericle
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Venice Biennale
- Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery
- Washington Post
- Herald Tribune
- Punch
- Nebelspalter
- MASI Lugano
- RSI
- York Art Gallery
- Consiglio di Stato della Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
- Divisione della Cultura e degli Studi Universitari del DECS
- Consolato Generale di Svizzera a Milano
- Fondazione Monte Verità
- Fondazione Eranos
- Artribune
Locations
- Ascona
- Switzerland
- Monte Verità
- Canton Ticino
- Lago Maggiore
- Basilea
- Casa San Tomaso
- Venezia
- Italy
- Lugano
- Milano
- London
- England