Meccanica: Collective Exhibition at Viasaterna, Milan
Curated by Giorgio Verzotti, the group show 'Meccanica' at Viasaterna in Milan explores mechanical art, repetition, and chance as generative principles. Spanning from the 1950s to today, the exhibition features works by Dadamaino, Niele Toroni, Sergio Lombardo, Bertrand Lavier, Irma Blank, Giovanni Rizzoli, Daniele Innamorato, and Camilla Gurgone. Dadamaino's cuts and perforations absorb space; Toroni's brush imprints follow a geometric quincunx pattern; Lombardo's stochastic paintings rely on mathematical algorithms; Lavier layers thick paint on patterned fabrics to blur high and low art; Blank's Radical Writings consist of parallel blue strokes; Rizzoli's padded silhouettes leak colored liquid; Innamorato's surfaces result from tearing cellophane; and Gurgone uses AI to trace daily residues. The show runs at Viasaterna in Milan.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Meccanica' at Viasaterna, Milan
- Curated by Giorgio Verzotti
- Features artists: Dadamaino, Niele Toroni, Sergio Lombardo, Bertrand Lavier, Irma Blank, Giovanni Rizzoli, Daniele Innamorato, Camilla Gurgone
- Works range from the 1950s to contemporary
- Theme: mechanical act, repetition, chance as generative principles
- Dadamaino's works include cuts, projections, and die-cuts
- Toroni uses brush imprints in a quincunx pattern
- Lombardo's stochastic paintings use algorithms and mathematical models
- Lavier paints over patterned tablecloths and curtains
- Blank's Radical Writings are parallel blue brushstrokes
- Rizzoli's padded shapes are covered in damask fabric with colored liquid infusions
- Innamorato's surfaces are created by thickening, covering with cellophane, and tearing
- Gurgone employs artificial intelligence to explore everyday traces
Entities
Artists
- Giorgio Verzotti
- Dadamaino
- Niele Toroni
- Sergio Lombardo
- Bertrand Lavier
- Irma Blank
- Giovanni Rizzoli
- Daniele Innamorato
- Camilla Gurgone
- Alberto Mugnaini
Institutions
- Viasaterna
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy