MAR Ravenna acquires Tresoldi's Sacral, a first for a public museum
The MAR Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna has acquired Edoardo Tresoldi's 2016 installation Sacral, marking the first time a public museum has added one of his works to its permanent collection. The large-scale wire mesh sculpture, originally installed in the museum's 16th-century cloister as part of the 2021 Dante exhibition Un'Epopea Pop, reimagines the Castle of the Magnanimous Spirits from Dante's Inferno. Curated by Giorgia Salerno, the work was supported by Marcegaglia. Tresoldi, born in Milan in 1987, is known for his transparent wire mesh structures that explore the interaction between artwork, viewer, and environment. He gained fame in 2016 for his reconstruction of the Basilica of Siponto using lightweight metal mesh, a process he calls anastylosis. Forbes named him among Europe's most influential under-30 artists in 2017. Sacral will remain on view in the cloister, continuing to offer visitors a performative journey through Dante's Divine Comedy.
Key facts
- MAR Ravenna acquires Tresoldi's Sacral for its permanent collection.
- This is the first public museum acquisition of a Tresoldi work.
- Sacral was created in 2016 and reinstalled in the 16th-century cloister of MAR.
- The work was part of the 2021 Dante exhibition Un'Epopea Pop curated by Giorgia Salerno.
- The sculpture reinterprets the Castle of the Magnanimous Spirits from Dante's Inferno.
- Tresoldi is known for wire mesh sculptures and was named by Forbes in 2017 among Europe's most influential under-30 artists.
- The acquisition was supported by Marcegaglia.
- Tresoldi's 2016 intervention at the Basilica of Siponto used anastylosis.
Entities
Artists
- Edoardo Tresoldi
- Giorgia Salerno
Institutions
- MAR Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna
- Marcegaglia
- Forbes
Locations
- Ravenna
- Italy
- Milan
- Siponto