Virgilio Villoresi's Kinetic Sculptures Open New Space at Pinacoteca di Ancona
The Pinacoteca di Ancona reopens with a new exhibition space featuring four kinetic sculptures by Virgilio Villoresi (born 1979 in Fiesole, lives in Milan). Invited by the Cinematica Festival directed by Simona Lisi, Villoresi creates moving images using biscuit tins and old toys, inspired by optical science and pre-cinema devices. The festival, delayed by Covid-19, partially recovered its program online and in person. Curator Bruno Di Marino describes Villoresi as a demiurge who infuses life into inanimate objects. The artist is an obsessive collector of vintage objects and toys, often used as stage machines in his videos, producing phantasmagorical and poetic images that reflect his own story.
Key facts
- Virgilio Villoresi was born in 1979 in Fiesole and lives in Milan.
- The exhibition features four kinetic sculptures made from biscuit tins.
- The show inaugurates a new exhibition space at the Pinacoteca di Ancona.
- Villoresi was invited by the Cinematica Festival, directed by Simona Lisi.
- The festival was delayed by Covid-19 and partially recovered online and in person.
- Curator Bruno Di Marino wrote the exhibition text.
- Villoresi is an obsessive collector of old objects and toys from flea markets.
- His work is inspired by optical science and pre-cinema devices.
Entities
Artists
- Virgilio Villoresi
- Bruno Di Marino
Institutions
- Pinacoteca di Ancona
- Cinematica Festival
Locations
- Fiesole
- Milan
- Ancona
- Italy