Michelangelo Pistoletto on Infinity and Responsibility at 90

Michelangelo Pistoletto (Biella, 1933) presents a major retrospective at Chiostro del Bramante in Rome, curated by Danilo Eccher. The exhibition, titled 'Infinity,' spans from 1966 to 2023 and is structured as a 'collective show of a single artist,' emphasizing multiplicity and difference. Pistoletto explains that his mirror paintings (Quadri specchianti, from 1961-62) create a dynamic between fixed image and moving reality, while the Oggetti in meno series treats each work as autonomous. The concept of infinity is explored through mirrored surfaces that reflect a constantly changing present, and through experiments where two mirrors at an angle produce a third image (1+1=3), echoing the Big Bang. The installation features a large trinamic symbol at the cloister's center and colored banners representing creation. Concurrently, on March 23, Pistoletto opens 'La pace preventiva' at the Sala delle Cariatidi in Milan, referencing Picasso's Guernica and using a labyrinth of corrugated paper to symbolize a path avoiding war. Pistoletto emphasizes the artist's responsibility to society, advocating for sustainable transformation through freedom combined with responsibility.