Ugo Mulas Retrospective at Palazzo Reale in Milan
The Palazzo Reale in Milan is hosting a retrospective exhibition titled 'L'operazione fotografica,' dedicated to Ugo Mulas (1928–1973). This showcase features three hundred images, many of which have not been exhibited before, along with vintage prints, documents, and films organized into fourteen thematic sections. Mulas's contributions to theater, fashion, and portraits of notable individuals such as Dino Buzzati and Marcel Duchamp are prominently displayed. The exhibition begins with his series 'Verifiche' (1968–1972) and includes commissioned portraits for Vogue. Mulas considered photography a cognitive process. Mayor Giuseppe Sala emphasized the importance of Milan in Mulas's artistic development, highlighting early photographs of the Brera district and his collaboration with Alexander Calder.
Key facts
- Palazzo Reale in Milan hosts a major Ugo Mulas retrospective with 300 images, many never exhibited before.
- Exhibition titled 'L'operazione fotografica' references Mulas's 'Verifiche' series (1968–1972).
- Show divided into fourteen thematic areas including vintage prints, documents, books, and films.
- First-time display of preparatory studies for 'Verifiche' alongside the final works.
- First-time exhibition of portraits of design, architecture, and art figures from the second half of the 20th century.
- Mulas collaborated with Vogue magazine for many portraits.
- Early photographs capture Brera district, Bar Jamaica, and Milan's suburbs and Central Station.
- Mulas documented Lucio Fontana and Alexander Calder, with Calder friendship beginning in 1962 in Spoleto.
- Mulas was official photographer of Piccolo Teatro in early 1960s, developing a fixed-camera system.
- Parallel initiative 'Ugo Mulas in città' places works at Pinacoteca di Brera, Museo del Novecento, Palazzo Morando, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, and Fondazione Marconi.
- Portrait of Joan Miró from 1963 displayed at Poldi Pezzoli alongside Pollaiolo's work.
- Mayor Giuseppe Sala commented on Milan's centrality to Mulas's life and work.
Entities
Artists
- Ugo Mulas
- Dino Buzzati
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Marcel Duchamp
- Piero Manzoni
- Luciano Bianciardi
- Lucio Fontana
- Alexander Calder
- Joan Miró
- Paolo Grassi
- Giorgio Strehler
- Harvard Arnason
Institutions
- Palazzo Reale
- Vogue
- Piccolo Teatro
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Museo del Novecento
- Palazzo Morando
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli
- Fondazione Marconi
- Guggenheim Museum New York
- Viking Press
- Silvana Editoriale
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Pozzolengo
- Brera
- Bar Jamaica
- Spoleto
- Saché
- Roxbury
- New York
- United States