Yellow: A Nonprofit Painting Research Space in Varese
Founded in 2014 in Varese by artist Vera Portatadino, Yellow is a nonprofit research initiative dedicated to the exploration of painting. Co-directed by Portatadino along with Luca De Angelis, Lucia Veronesi, Marco Salvetti, and Lorenzo Di Lucido, it transitioned from an artist-run space into a project-oriented venture. Yellow examines painting trends in Italy through various exhibitions, presentations, and publications. Since its inception, it has organized 31 exhibitions featuring 75 artists and released two bilingual volumes, Yellow #1 and Yellow #2, with a third volume expected in December 2019. The website yellowyellow.org offers interviews and other content, while annual fundraising efforts include the sale of donated artworks. International exchanges and drawing projects will be introduced starting in 2019.
Key facts
- Yellow was founded in 2014 in Varese by artist Vera Portatadino.
- It is co-directed by five Italian painters: Portatadino, Luca De Angelis, Lucia Veronesi, Marco Salvetti, and Lorenzo Di Lucido.
- Yellow has produced 31 exhibitions and involved 75 artists since 2014.
- It has published two bilingual volumes, Yellow #1 and Yellow #2, with a third due in December 2019.
- The project emphasizes nomadic exhibitions and international exchanges, like Supersymmetry in Cologne.
- Noccioline is a series mapping and opening Italian painters' studios to the public.
- Annual fundraising sells paper works donated by artists.
- Starting in 2019, Yellow will explore drawing, including an artist's book on self-portraiture.
Entities
Artists
- Vera Portatadino
- Luca De Angelis
- Lucia Veronesi
- Marco Salvetti
- Lorenzo Di Lucido
- Sigrid Holmwood
- Dario Moalli
Institutions
- Yellow
- Zentrum
- Surplace
- Riss(e)
- Anonima Kunsthalle
- Artribune
Locations
- Varese
- Italy
- Cologne
- Germany