Paolo Masi's Carton Works at Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting in Milan

The exhibition 'Cartoni' at Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting in Milan presents sixty works by Florentine artist Paolo Masi (born 1933), spanning fifty years of his career. Masi has consistently used cardboard as his primary medium, elevating the humble material through techniques such as waxing, plastering, stitching, and abrasion. The show, curated by Glenda Cinquegrana, groups the works by size rather than chronology, highlighting the coherence of Masi's practice. A catalog text by Denis Isaia accompanies the exhibition. Masi's approach emerged from his early engagement with Informale and later analytical painting, treating cardboard not as a neutral support but as a carrier of existential traces. The works are encased in plexiglass boxes and arranged symmetrically across three rooms.