Michelangelo Consani's 'My Favorite Spring' Opens at Gallery Side 2 Tokyo
'My Favorite Spring,' a solo exhibition by Italian artist Michelangelo Consani, opened on May 29, 2025, at Gallery Side 2 in Tokyo. Consani, born in 1971 in Livorno, showcases a collection of bronze, marble, and ceramic sculptures alongside graphite drawings on yellow paper. These pieces emerged following a lengthy hospital stay due to an accident, symbolizing themes of transformation, vulnerability, and resilience. The installations draw inspiration from the mythological Faun and the writings of Pia Pera and Masanobu Fukuoka, reflecting Heraclitus' notion that personal change impacts our surroundings, with nature portrayed as a dynamic conversational partner. The exhibition will be on display until July 9, 2026.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'My Favorite Spring' by Michelangelo Consani opened May 29, 2025 at Gallery Side 2, Tokyo.
- Consani was born in Livorno in 1971.
- Works include small bronze, marble, and ceramic sculptures and graphite drawings on yellow paper.
- The works were created during and after a long hospital stay following an accident.
- Installations use raw wooden structures already present in the space.
- Inspirations include the mythological Faun, Pia Pera, and Masanobu Fukuoka's 'non-doing'.
- Heraclitus' fragment 'No man ever steps into the same river twice' is referenced.
- Exhibition runs until July 9, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Consani
Institutions
- Gallery Side 2
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Livorno
- Italy
- Roppongi
- Minato-ku
Sources
- Espoarte —