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Marco Di Giovanni's 'Orlando Furioso' Exhibition at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Marco Di Giovanni's exhibition at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara reinterprets Ludovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' through video, watercolors, and installations. The show features a performance video of Bradamante fighting a violent man, blue watercolors of prostitutes on veiled glass, a tilted metal Hippogriff, a moon viewed through an iron porthole, and a portrait of Ariosto on 46 Moleskine notebooks. The exhibition explores themes of identity, desire, and femininity, challenging traditional gender stereotypes.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Marco Di Giovanni a Ferrara' at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara.
  • Features a video performance of Bradamante fighting a violent man for love of Ruggero.
  • Blue watercolors on veiled glass depict prostitutes from newspaper ads.
  • A tilted metal Hippogriff installation includes a moon viewed through an iron porthole.
  • Portrait of Ludovico Ariosto drawn on 46 Moleskine notebooks, one per canto of his poem.
  • Artist Marco Di Giovanni reinterprets 'Orlando Furioso' focusing on female characters.
  • Exhibition curated by Deborah Benigni.
  • Show runs at Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery in Ferrara.

Entities

Artists

  • Marco Di Giovanni
  • Bradamante
  • Ruggero
  • Angelica
  • Astolfo
  • Ludovico Ariosto
  • Deborah Benigni

Institutions

  • Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Ferrara
  • Italy

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