Tillman Kaiser's Minimalist Homage to Pietro Canonica at Villa Borghese

Tillman Kaiser, an Austrian artist born in Graz in 1972 and based in Vienna, presents a solo exhibition titled "Fortezzuola" at the Museo Pietro Canonica in Rome, curated by Pier Paolo Pancotto. The project, part of an initiative to bring internationally representative artists to Italy, invites each participant to interpret an element of Italian history and culture according to their personal poetics. Kaiser focuses on the intimate aspect of the museum, which he describes as a place of contemplation, opting for a minimalist black-and-white approach that encompasses painting, drawing, and sculpture. The exhibition features a long series of portraits paying homage to Pietro Canonica, displayed on paper installations arranged throughout the museum like a sequence of apparitions, including on structural surfaces. This creates a multi-voiced dialogue between Kaiser, Canonica, and the architecture/environment, merging historical references with imagination by "relating things that have no logical connection" and "opening new spaces for the imagination." The exhibition runs until June 9, 2016, at the Museo Pietro Canonica in Rome.