(Jun. 13) – The exhibition “In astratto: Abstraction in Italy 1930-1980 will be presented net Monday in Genua, in the Sala Spazio Aperto of the Palazzo Ducale. The exhibit, which puts together 65 works, drawn from Liguria’s three principal museums dedicated to contemporary art, will be on display from 27 june to 9 September in the Estorick Collection in London. Curated by Matteo Fochessati and organized by the Scientific Committee of the Regional Centre for Contemporary Art in Liguria (CRAC), the exhibition will be divided into six thematic and chronological sections: Historical Abstraction, MAC and ‘Concrete’ Research, Art Informel, Towards the Conceptual, Optical-perceptual Research and Analytical Painting-New Painting. Following the success of the recent Alberto Burri exhibition at the Estorick Collection, “In Astratto: Abstraction in Italy 1930-1980” will offer visitors a rare opportunity to explore the work of artists who likewise sought radically to redefine and extend the range of expressive means open to artists in the second half of the 20th century. (Red)
