Vincenzo Agnetti Exhibition at Milan's Chiostri di Sant'Eustorgio

A solo exhibition of Vincenzo Agnetti (Milan, 1926-1981) is on view at the Chiostri di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan, curated by Building. The show opens with the section 'Autoritratti Ritratti' on the ground floor, featuring several felt works that run transversely through the exhibition, including 'Quando mi vidi non c’ero'. The titular work is a self-portrait that draws from the etymology of 'ritrarre' (to pull back), suggesting the impossibility of providing an image of oneself. Another work, 'Quando non mi vidi c’ero ancora', reminds that the act of portraying must confront time. Quoting the artist, 'the face is the deposition of time', this crystallizes in 'L’età media di A.', where photographs and engineering calculations reveal the average appearance of Agnetti's face over his lifetime, not at a specific moment. In the 'Scrivere' section, documents of Agnetti as an intellectual and critic are displayed, including his involvement in 1959 with Azimuth, the magazine founded by Enrico Castellani and Piero Manzoni. Works by both artists accompany those of Agnetti throughout the exhibition.