Reazione a catena: Differenti vie della pittura #2 at Galleria Bonelli, Milan

The second episode of 'Reazione a catena' (Chain Reaction) at Galleria Giovanni Bonelli in Milan continues its survey of contemporary Italian painting, following the first installment at Galleria 1/9 unosunove in Rome. Curated by Gino Pisapia, the exhibition uses the physical phenomenon of chain reaction as a metaphor for a non-hierarchical, rhizomatic curatorial approach. Each artist is represented by a single work that serves as a manifesto of their practice, and artists are invited to suggest further participants for future developments. The show features Andrea Salvino's political painting 'Il porcile' (2013-14), Alberto Di Fabio's 'Fotosfera' (2014), Tiziano Martini's 'Just screams like a fool' (2018), Marta Mancini's 'Untitled' (2018), Giuliano Vanni's 'Il toro' (1982), Iacopo Pesenti's 'Enigma' (2018), Marco Pace's 'Jumara' (2018), Marco Salvetti's 'Paesaggio difficile' (2018), Vera Portatadino's 'Noli me tangere' (2018), Lorenzo Di Lucido's 'Lo schermo' (2018), and Luca Macauda's 'Untitled' (2014). Pisapia cites Jackson Pollock: 'Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.' The exhibition underscores the vitality and protean nature of Italian painting today, resisting any single definition.