Three Artists Explore Drawing at Galleria In Arco, Turin

The group exhibition 'A che punto è la notte?' at Galleria In Arco in Turin brings together drawings by Leandro Agostini, Marcel Dzama, and Chris Hammerlein, presenting three distinct figurative systems that form an updated repertoire of contemporary illustrative devices. Agostini's large-format works feature Naiads—freshwater nymphs with healing and prophetic powers—rendered in essential lines with pure graphite, alongside comic and superhero culture pieces using watercolor pencils that suspend narratives between straightforward action and dreamlike atmosphere. Dzama, a post-literate miniaturist, exemplifies what Deborah Solomon calls 'cute tragedy' or 'tragic cuteness,' appropriating children's folk art iconography to express adult sentiments with surgical precision and cruel sarcasm. Hammerlein draws from American trash and splatter aesthetics, using subtle irony and triviality to diffuse distorted, disturbing fantasies, collaging icons into a comedic-didactic bestiary of the provocative. The exhibition offers insights into the future of drawing, illustration, and publishing, as well as ways to interpret the coming world. A travel book signed by Marcel Dzama is available for purchase.