Mario Merz - Unreal City
Until 20th September, in conjunction with the 56th Venice Biennale and with Milan Expo 2015 the Gallerie dell'Accademia pays tribute to the work of Mario Merz, one of the most important figures of the international art scene of the late twentieth century.
It is the first exhibition of Merz's work to be held in any public institution in Italy since the artist's death. The exhibition, curated by Bartholomeo Pietromarchi in collaboration with the Merz Foundation and organized by MondoMostre, explore the issue of space in relation to Merz's artistic research and as it has developed over time: from individual everyday objects to the dimensions of the space one inhabits and so to the idea of habitats, from our collective and urban space up to space on a cosmic and cosmological scale.
The individual perspective expands and broadens out in his work to become a collective one, revealing an ethical and poetic tension and suggesting the idea of a shared and participatory society both natural and artificial
In Merz's installations references to a contemporary context and welcoming the demands of the natural landscape and the dynamics of organic growth.
Gallerie dell'Accademia - Dorsoduro 1050
Monday: 8-15 - 14.00
from Tuesday to Sunday : 8-15 - 19.15
Ticket (exhibition + museum)
€ 15,00 - € 12,00
