Renato Barilli critiques Chagall show at Forte di Bard
Renato Barilli reviews the exhibition 'Marc Chagall – La vie' at Forte di Bard, featuring 265 works. He argues that the proliferation of local exhibition centers redundantly showcases early 20th-century masters, leading to a decline in perceived originality. Barilli contends that Chagall's early innovation gave way to repetitive, commercialized motifs, a fate shared by Miró, Picasso, and Matisse. Among Italians, Sironi, Severini, Carrà, and De Pisis also suffer, while Morandi and Klee maintained experimentation. Duchamp is praised as a relentless researcher, contrasted with de Chirico's embrace of bad taste. The exhibition runs until November 13, 2016, curated by Gabriele Accornero, Isabelle Maeght, and Markus Müller.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Marc Chagall – La vie' at Forte di Bard features 265 works.
- Renato Barilli criticizes the redundancy of local exhibition centers.
- Barilli argues Chagall's originality declined into commercial stereotypes.
- Similar decline noted for Miró, Picasso, Matisse, Sironi, Severini, Carrà, De Pisis.
- Morandi and Klee are exceptions for sustained experimentation.
- Duchamp praised as a researcher; de Chirico's bad taste noted.
- Exhibition runs until November 13, 2016.
- Curated by Gabriele Accornero, Isabelle Maeght, Markus Müller.
Entities
Artists
- Marc Chagall
- Joan Miró
- Pablo Picasso
- Henri Matisse
- Mario Sironi
- Gino Severini
- Carlo Carrà
- Filippo de Pisis
- Giorgio Morandi
- Paul Klee
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Marcel Duchamp
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Renato Barilli
Institutions
- Forte di Bard
- Artribune
- Università di Bologna
- DAMS
Locations
- Bard
- Italy