After spending decades in
oblivion, radical architecture is
experiencing a second lease of life
in two fascinating exhibitions.
The first, Superstudio Backstage at
the Centro Pecci in Prato, shows
the Florentine group behind the
scenes in photographs by Toraldo di
Francia. The curator Stefano Pezzato
has constructed an effective whole
enriched with material owned by
the museum, such as the ritual Atti
fondamentali films, objects in the
Istogrammi series, photomontages,
lamps and a reconstruction of the
Supersuperficie set originally made
for the 1972 MoMA exhibition
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,
curated by Emilio Ambasz.
The
second exhibition centres on the
research of the multitalented Ugo
La Pietra. At the Galerie Mercier in
Paris, the show is part of a cycle on
the radicals featuring design objects,
performances and films displayed
in a brutalist exhibition space.
Emanuele Piccardo
Image, above: Superstudio, Il monumento continuo, 1971
SUPERSTUDIO/backstage
Curated by Stefano Pezzato and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia
Until February 28 2012
Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
Viale della Repubblica 277, Prato
Ugo La Pietra. Radical works
Until January 2012
Galerie Mercier
3 rue Dupont de l'Eure, Paris
A radical bender
Two exhibitions for fans of the radical: Superstudio at Museo Pecci in Prato and Ugo La Pietra at Galerie Mercier in Paris.
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- Emanuele Piccardo
- 18 January 2012
- Prato