Tomas Rajlich Retrospective Opens at Villa Croce in Genoa
On May 4, 2021, the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce in Genoa launched the exhibition 'Make it new! Tomas Rajlich e l’arte astratta in Italia.' This showcase highlights more than fifty years of the career of Czech-born abstract artist Tomas Rajlich, tracing his evolution from sculptural works in the 1970s to his latest creations. Rajlich, born in 1940, escaped Czechoslovakia following the Soviet invasion in 1968 and established his life in the Netherlands. He was a co-founder of the Klub Konkretistu in 1967 and drew inspiration from European neo-avant-gardes. His art was included in the 1975 'Fundamentele schilderkunst' at the Stedelijk Museum. The exhibition pairs his pieces with those of Italian aniconic artists and features works from Villa Croce's collection, celebrating the museum's reopening.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Make it new! Tomas Rajlich e l’arte astratta in Italia' opened May 4, 2021 at Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, Genoa.
- Tomas Rajlich was born in 1940 in Czechoslovakia and emigrated to the Netherlands in 1969 after the Soviet invasion.
- Rajlich co-founded the Klub Konkretistu in 1967 with Hilmar, Kratina, and Pohrribny.
- His monochrome grid paintings were influenced by constructivism and European neo-avant-gardes.
- In 1975, his work was included in 'Fundamentele schilderkunst' at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
- Rajlich received the Ouborg Prize in 1994 from Haags Gemeentemuseum.
- The exhibition pairs Rajlich's works with Italian artists including Fontana, Pomodoro, and Manzoni.
- The show is non-chronological and includes works from Villa Croce's permanent collection.
Entities
Artists
- Tomas Rajlich
- Hilmar
- Kratina
- Pohrribny
- herman de vries
- Jan Schoonhoven
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Lucio Fontana
- Nanni Valentini
- Pietro Consagra
- Bruno Munari
- Claudio Verna
- Riccardo Guarneri
- Giorgio Griffa
- Claudio Olivieri
- Piero Manzoni
- Alviani
- Munari
- Uncini
- Soto
Institutions
- Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce
- Klub Konkretistu
- Azimut
- Zero
- Nul-Groep
- Vrije Academie (The Hague)
- Yvon Lambert (Paris)
- Art & Project (Amsterdam)
- Françoise Lambert (Milan)
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Haags Gemeentemuseum
- Palazzo Martinengo (Brescia)
- Artribune
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Czech Republic
- Netherlands
- Prague
- Czechoslovakia
- The Hague
- Paris
- Amsterdam
- Milan
- Brescia