Valerio Berruti's 'Paradise Lost' Explores Childhood Shadows at MarcoRossi
Valerio Berruti's solo exhibition 'Paradise Lost. L'ombra, l'innocenza, il sole nero' at MarcoRossi artecontemporanea in Milan features an iron sculpture of a child playing with his shadow, fresco-on-jute tapestries, and drawings in black, brown, and white. The show, curated by Marco Enrico Giacomelli, explores themes of light-shadow, innocence-awareness, and includes a video animation soundtracked by Joan as Police Woman. Berruti, born in Alba in 1977, was the youngest artist in the Italian Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale and has exhibited at Pola Museum in Tokyo (2011). The exhibition runs until November 5, 2016, with a catalog published by Silvana Editoriale.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Paradise Lost. L'ombra, l'innocenza, il sole nero' by Valerio Berruti at MarcoRossi artecontemporanea, Milan.
- Features an iron sculpture of a child playing with his shadow, fresco-on-jute tapestries, and drawings.
- Curated by Marco Enrico Giacomelli.
- Themes include light-shadow, two-dimensionality-depth, innocence-awareness.
- Includes a video animation with soundtrack by Joan as Police Woman.
- Berruti was the youngest artist in the Italian Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale.
- Exhibited at Pola Museum, Tokyo in 2011.
- Exhibition runs until November 5, 2016.
- Catalog published by Silvana Editoriale.
Entities
Artists
- Valerio Berruti
- Paolo Conte
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Alva Noto
- David Sylvan
- Joan as Police Woman
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
- Margherita Zanoletti
Institutions
- MarcoRossi artecontemporanea
- Biennale di Venezia
- Pola Museum
- Silvana Editoriale
- Artribune
Locations
- Alba
- Italy
- Milan
- Venice
- Tokyo
- Japan