Search results for: Germano Celant
Merce Cunningham
Curated by Germano Celant A founding figure of contemporary dance, Merce Cunningham (Centralia, Washington, 1919-New York, 2009) is the original creator of an idea of pure dance, liberated from the constraints of representation. His research developed a new language,…
Joel-Peter Witkin
Curated by Germano Celant The photographs of the American artist Joel-Peter Witkin (Brooklyn, New York, 1939) seem to move within the universe of the perverse and sacrilege, touching upon everything that is taboo and prohibited. They constitute an extreme act,…
Keith Haring
Curated by Germano Celant Keith Haring (Kuntztown, Pennsylvania, 1958 – New York, 1990) develops a story through images, creating highly recognizable graphic signs. Themes such as oppression, homosexuality, love and pleasure are addressed with an inventive, ironic language borrowed from…
Un’avventura internazionale. Torino e le arti 1950-1970 (AN INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE. TURIN AND THE ARTS 1950 – 1970)
Curated by Germano Celant, Paolo Fossati, Ida Gianelli The scope of this exhibition was to highlight the crucial part played by the city of Turin between 1950 and 1970 in the development of the visual arts and contemporary culture….
Piero Manzoni
Curated by Germano Celant The artistic activity of Piero Manzoni (Soncino, Cremona, Italy, 1933 – Milan, Italy, 1963) spans little more than five years, from 1957, when he began to gain recognition as an artist, to 1963, when he…
Frank O. Gery
Curated by Germano Celant Frank O. Gehry is one of the most significant figures in contemporary architecture: he has helped to redefine its parameters, translating the deconstructivism and combinative logic of post-modern architecture into the constructive fluidity of the digital…
