Mario García Torres Examines Incompletion in Turin Solo Show
Mario García Torres (born Monclova, 1975) presents his first solo exhibition in Turin, titled "When Time Lost Its Patience," at Galleria Franco Noero. The show explores the meaning of delaying, suspending, or abandoning a project, reflecting on incompletion as a seed for rejecting "finished" art. Works include canvases awaiting figures, serial yet varied photographs, and sculptures described as metallic "folded fingers" in space, paraphrasing Sylvia Plath. A key piece is the artist's book "Una promessa non mantenuta" (An Unkept Promise), which brings together six Italian writers—including Gabriele di Fronzo, Enrico Remmert, and Gianluigi Ricuperati from Turin—to create six different backstories justifying the phrase "I'll come back and finish the picture later" from David Hockney's "Red Square" (1964). The exhibition runs at Galleria Franco Noero in Turin.
Key facts
- Mario García Torres was born in Monclova in 1975.
- The exhibition is titled 'When Time Lost Its Patience'.
- It is García Torres' first solo show in Turin.
- The show is held at Galleria Franco Noero.
- The artist's book 'Una promessa non mantenuta' involves six Italian writers.
- The writers include Gabriele di Fronzo, Enrico Remmert, and Gianluigi Ricuperati.
- The book creates six backstories for David Hockney's 'Red Square' (1964).
- The phrase 'I'll come back and finish the picture later' is from Hockney's work.
Entities
Artists
- Mario García Torres
- David Hockney
- Sylvia Plath
Institutions
- Galleria Franco Noero
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Monclova