Massimo Kaufmann's 'Meteoropatia' at Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milan
Massimo Kaufmann (b. 1963, Milan) presents 'Meteoropatia' at Galleria Giovanni Bonelli in Milan, featuring thick, pointillist oil paintings on panel and a central installation of back-painted glass sheets titled 'Nel Sistema Periodico'. The glass works, all executed in 2024, replicate the Periodic Table of Elements, reflecting Kaufmann's long-standing interest in weight as both physical and conceptual—'pesare' and 'pensare' share the same root. The exhibition includes paintings such as 'Due nuvole', 'Angelo dell’Annunciazione', and 'Angelus Novus', where chromatic protrusions create tactile rhythms. Kaufmann's practice links pigments to metals and oxides, positing painting as both metaphor and material embodiment of cosmic order. The show is reviewed by Alberto Mugnaini.
Key facts
- Massimo Kaufmann was born in Milan in 1963.
- The exhibition 'Meteoropatia' is currently at Galleria Giovanni Bonelli in Milan.
- The central installation 'Nel Sistema Periodico' consists of back-painted glass sheets arranged according to the Periodic Table of Elements.
- All paintings on panel were executed in 2024.
- Paintings include 'Due nuvole', 'Angelo dell’Annunciazione', and 'Angelus Novus'.
- Kaufmann's work explores the relationship between weight ('pesare') and thought ('pensare').
- The review is written by Alberto Mugnaini.
- The exhibition emphasizes the materiality of paint as thickened, clustered protuberances.
Entities
Artists
- Massimo Kaufmann
- Alberto Mugnaini
Institutions
- Galleria Giovanni Bonelli
Locations
- Milan
- Italy