Tornabuoni Art - Paris

With this exhibition, Tornabuoni Arte pays tribute to two masters of color—two painters long represented in the gallery’s collections, who in the second half of the twentieth century made light their subject and abstraction their poetic universe. Through atmospheric canvases such as Dorazio’s Reticoli and De Maria’s Sono un pittore di casette (1982); gestural works like Dorazio’s Nebulae and De Maria’s Testa baciata dagli angeli belli (1990–91); and more playful compositions, such as Arcanciel nuovo I (Dorazio, 2001) and Romanticismo segreto ribelle (De Maria, 2000–05), the unprecedented pairing of these two artists suggests an imagined passing of the baton during the two decades in which their careers overlapped.

Tornabuoni Art Rome presents ITALIAN WAVE, an exhibition that traces the dynamic evolution of Italian art from the mid 1970s to early 1990s a period marked by a pluralism of artistic languages, expressive experimentation and a strong multi-disciplinary spirit. This journey unfolds through the work of eight key figures in the Italian art scene: Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Nicola De Maria, Aldo Mondino, Luigi Ontani, Mimmo Paladino, and Mario Schifano. It was a moment that brought painting back to the center of the international cultural debate, restoring Italy's prominent role on the global artistic stage.

Tornabuoni Art is pleased to participate in the exhibition Emilio Isgrò. L'opera delle formiche at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea del Carmine in Scicli, through the loan of three works by the artist: La lumière de la liberté (2017), La giara di Empedocle (2015), and La giara di Archimede (2015). Curated by Marco Bazzini and Bruno Corà, the exhibition marks the official opening of the MACC, a new cultural hub established within the former Carmine convent, restored and reopened to the public after forty years thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture. Organized in collaboration with the Emilio Isgrò Archives and with the scholarly contribution of the MAXXI in Rome, this retrospective aims to offer a comprehensive and nuanced view of the artist’s trajectory, from his poetic beginnings in the 1960s to his most recent visual experiments. The exhibition presents approximately seventy works drawn from public and private collections, with particular attention to the artist’s engagement with Mediterranean culture. Among the most significant installations is The Work of the Ants , which symbolically occupies Piazza Busacca and inaugurates the museum itinerary.