10.30 
Milano, Corso di Porta Vigentina, 31 (ingresso da via Cassolo, di fronte al civico n. 3) 
FRANCESCO SOMAINI. IMMAGINARE SCULTURA 2. LA PITTURA (1950-1965)
Somaini dedicated himself to painting between 1950 and 1965, using various techniques, such as graffiti on wood, enamels on sheet metal recovered with a blowtorch and inks on canvas. The exhibition itinerary, included in the circuit of the events of Milan Artweek 2023 (11-15 April), explores the topic in thematic-chronological sections that analyze the seasons of updating the transalpine avant-garde, of joining the MAC-Espace and to the Informal. The comparison between the paintings, drawings and sculptures on display allows us to fully understand the artist’s creative laboratory (1926-2005). The exhibition, entitled Imagining sculpture 2. Painting (1950-1965), also signals the start of the systematic cataloging of Somaini’s paintings in view of the publication of the related catalog raisonné and reconstructs, among other things, some installations of works chosen by the artist as furniture in his home, renovated by Luigi Caccia Dominioni in the mid-1950s, documented by reports by Giorgio Casali published in some magazines of the 1960s.
Guided visits:
Saturday 15 april, 10.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
Free entry upon reservation subject to availability fondazione.somaini@gmail.com | T. 02 58311707.
Entrance for visitors from via Cassolo, in front of number n. 3.
The complete Milano ArtWeek 2023 programme is available here: milanoartweek.it
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