Rob Pruitt's 'Masks' at Palazzo Belgioioso in Milan

Rob Pruitt's solo exhibition 'Masks' runs until January 22 at Palazzo Belgioioso in Milan, presented by Massimo De Carlo. The American artist (born 1964 in Washington D.C.) debuts a new body of work inspired by costumes for a dance performance that never took place. The installation, designed by Christoph Radl, transforms the central gallery into an empty theater, with chairs and stools replaced by shiny 'Untitled' (2020) design pieces made from found objects wrapped in colored tape. Pruitt's paintings are created by cutting canvas with a razor, embodying destruction as creation to produce new faces, disguises, and masks. The exhibition humorously navigates the mechanisms of masking and unveiling social dynamics, hiding truth behind pleasing appearances.