Tony Cragg's Monumental Sculptures at Reggia di Venaria

Tony Cragg's ten sculptures are installed at the Reggia di Venaria in a show curated by director Guido Curto, creating a dialogue with Baroque architecture and nature. The open-air route begins in the Corte d'Onore with three large works, including the towering Elliptical Column, a reflective steel monolith that appears as an alien stalagmite. In the Scuderie, Karst resembles a giant Desert Rose with Martian-like red veins. Works like Runner defy physics with stacked pebbles, while Early Forms St. Gallen is a massive dark curl, and Manipulation suggests a vaguely anthropomorphic hand. Art historian Jon Wood notes that Cragg's sculptures remind us that everything is in motion. The exhibition balances contemporary aesthetics with Baroque context, emphasizing movement and multiple perspectives.