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Rodolfo Aricò and Anna Castelli Ferrieri in Milan

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Galleria Tommaso Calabro in Milan presents "L'amore per il progetto," a posthumous exhibition pairing Rodolfo Aricò (1930-2002) and Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918-2006). Both Milanese, they navigated architecture, design, painting, and sculpture. Aricò explored spatialism, using perspective axonometry and a vineyard sprayer for color to challenge the canvas. Ferrieri, an architect and humanist, directed Kartell's artistic direction from 1976 to 1987, pioneering functional design with materials like polypropylene, polyurethane, and resin. Their shared geometry transcends rigor into emotion.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'L'amore per il progetto' at Galleria Tommaso Calabro in Milan.
  • Features works by Rodolfo Aricò (1930-2002) and Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918-2006).
  • Aricò used a vineyard sprayer to apply paint, creating new depth.
  • Ferrieri was artistic director of Kartell from 1976 to 1987.
  • Ferrieri introduced polypropylene, polyurethane, and resin in design.
  • Both artists are described as hybrid figures between architecture, design, painting, and sculpture.
  • The exhibition combines their parallel intellectual fervor from Milan's economic miracle era.
  • Geometry in their work transcends rigor to become emotion.

Entities

Artists

  • Rodolfo Aricò
  • Anna Castelli Ferrieri

Institutions

  • Galleria Tommaso Calabro
  • Kartell

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy

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