Pietro Consagra's Architectural Vision Explored in Marsala Exhibition
At the Convento del Carmine in Marsala, the 'Consagra, Architettura' exhibition, curated by Sergio Troisi in collaboration with the Archivio Pietro Consagra and the Ente Mostra di Pittura Città di Marsala, features fifty pieces by Pietro Consagra, who was born in Mazara del Vallo in 1920. His artistic journey began with clay works and portraits, drawing inspiration from Renato Guttuso and his interactions with Brâncuși and Picasso. He pioneered a frontal sculpture approach and engaged audiences through his 'Colloqui' at the Venice Biennale. Following a trip to America, he shifted towards architecture with a focus on aesthetics. In 1968, he criticized functional architecture and contributed to the reconstruction of Gibellina after an earthquake, proposing a new building facade in Mazara del Vallo, aiming for completion by his 2020 centenary.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Consagra, Architettura' at Convento del Carmine, Marsala
- Curated by Sergio Troisi with Archivio Pietro Consagra and Ente Mostra di Pittura Città di Marsala
- Fifty works: building models, facade projects, frontal sculptures, paintings
- Pietro Consagra born in Mazara del Vallo in 1920
- Traveled to Palermo, Rome, Paris, Venice, New York, Milan
- Introduced by Renato Guttuso to intellectuals and artists
- Encountered Brâncuși and Picasso in Paris
- Developed frontal sculpture style defined by Francesco Poli
- Presented 'Colloqui' at Venice Biennale
- Wrote 'La città frontale' in 1968
- Participated in rebuilding Gibellina after 1968 earthquake
- Designed Stella, Meeting, Teatro, and other works in Gibellina
- Proposed facade for Mazara del Vallo municipal building in 1983
- Exhibited facade project in Darmstadt in 1997
- Died in Milan in 2005, buried in Gibellina
Entities
Artists
- Pietro Consagra
- Renato Guttuso
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Pablo Picasso
- Francesco Poli
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Jackson Pollock
- Joseph Csaky
- Jean Arp
- Alexander Calder
- Alberto Giacometti
- David Smith
- Frank O. Gehry
- Ludovico Corrao
- Paola Nicita
- Mercedes Auteri
Institutions
- Convento del Carmine
- Archivio Pietro Consagra
- Ente Mostra di Pittura Città di Marsala
- Venice Biennale
- Guggenheim Museum
- Fondazione Orestiadi
- Artribune
Locations
- Marsala
- Mazara del Vallo
- Palermo
- Rome
- Paris
- Venice
- New York
- Milan
- Belice Valley
- Gibellina
- Darmstadt
- Sicily
- Italy
- United States