Nick Mauss's Illuminated Window Unfolds Across Two Milan Venues
Nick Mauss (New York, 1980) presents Illuminated Window, a unique intervention split between two distinct Milan locations. At Triennale, in the entrance atrium, he arranges geometric ceramic tiles that do not touch but create syntactic references suggesting a drawing. The ceramics were produced quickly in Faenza weeks before the opening, with visible firing stages revealing the process. At the Acquario space near Torre Velasca, Mauss stages a sense of loss with works supported by ornamental repertoire from Studio BBPR, the architects of the postwar tower. Two rotating paintings chase each other, subject and object of a missed domesticity, amidst hanging fabric drapes, piles of drawings, and suspended prints in an orchestrated chaos.
Key facts
- Nick Mauss was born in New York in 1980.
- The exhibition is titled Illuminated Window.
- It takes place at two venues in Milan: Triennale and Acquario (near Torre Velasca).
- At Triennale, geometric ceramic tiles are displayed on the left wall of the entrance atrium.
- The ceramics were made in Faenza weeks before the opening.
- The Acquario space is fully glazed and at the base of Torre Velasca.
- Studio BBPR designed Torre Velasca in the postwar period and also created the ornamental repertoire for the Acquario installation.
- Two rotating paintings are part of the Acquario display.
Entities
Artists
- Nick Mauss
Institutions
- Triennale
- Studio BBPR
- Isisuf – Istituto Internazionale di Studi sul Futurismo di Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Faenza
- Triennale
- Acquario
- Torre Velasca