Palazzo Bentivoglio Opens Garage Gallery in Bologna
A new exhibition space named Garage Bentivoglio has opened at Palazzo Bentivoglio in Bologna, situated on via del Borgo di San Pietro. The exhibit features works from seven diverse artists and designers, including Irene Fenara and Piero Fornasetti. Curated by local artist Davide Trabucco, the display is aimed at captivating onlookers by presenting the artworks as merchandise, without accompanying critical commentary. Inspired by Italy's artistic heritage in car culture, the exhibit draws influence from Jannis Kounellis's iconic horse installation in a Roman garage. Monthly exhibitions are set to begin in September 2023.
Key facts
- Garage Bentivoglio is a new exhibition space in a garage with a window on via del Borgo di San Pietro, Bologna.
- Seven artists and designers are featured: Irene Fenara, Piero Fornasetti, Agostino Iacurci, Matteo Nasini, Ico Parisi, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Davide Trabucco.
- The space displays unique works theatrically presented as merchandise.
- Curator Davide Trabucco is a Bologna-born artist and former fellow of Fondazione Collegio Artistico Angelo Venturoli.
- No critical texts are provided; only artist name and title are shown.
- The project references Jannis Kounellis's horses in a Rome garage, Achille Bonito Oliva's Contemporanea in Villa Borghese's parking lot, and the 2015 Arte Drive-In in Brescia.
- Trabucco's work will honor Luca Guadagnino's cinema from June 24, during the 37th Il Cinema Ritrovato festival.
- Official opening is September 2023 with monthly exhibitions; Irene Fenara starts, followed by others through 2023–2024.
Entities
Artists
- Irene Fenara
- Piero Fornasetti
- Agostino Iacurci
- Matteo Nasini
- Ico Parisi
- Ilmari Tapiovaara
- Davide Trabucco
- Jannis Kounellis
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Luca Guadagnino
Institutions
- Palazzo Bentivoglio
- Garage Bentivoglio
- Fondazione Collegio Artistico Angelo Venturoli
- L'Attico di Sargentini
- Associazione Bellearti
- Cineteca di Bologna
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Rome
- Brescia
- Villa Borghese
- via del Borgo di San Pietro
- via Beccaria
- Palermo
- Como
- Foggia
- Tampere
- Helsinki
- Milan