Tancredi Retrospective at Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice

A retrospective exhibition titled 'La mia arma contro l'atomica è un filo d'erba' (My weapon against the atom bomb is a blade of grass) dedicated to Tancredi Parmeggiani (1927–1964) is on view at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice until March 13, 2017. Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, the show traces the artist's career from early self-portraits and drawings to abstract and spatialist works, culminating in object-inclusive paintings from the early 1960s that critique an alienating society. Tancredi, born in Feltre and active in Rome, was championed by Peggy Guggenheim, who in 1973 called him one of Italy's most important painters after Futurism. The exhibition includes works such as 'Senza titolo' (1950–51), 'A proposito della laguna', 'Fiori dipinti da me e da altri al 101%', 'Diari paesani', and a series titled 'Hiroshima'. The show's title quotes the artist. The catalogue is published by Marsilio.