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RECTO/VERSO:
Behind the Italian Monochrome

20 April - 17 June 2017
London

Recto/Verso: Behind the Italian Monochrome at Tornabuoni Art London invites viewers to literally ‘go behind the scenes’ of paintings by Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi, Agostino Bonalumi and Turi Simeti, for the first time ever. Because Tornabuoni is not only a gallery but also owns an important collection of Italian Postwar art, we are able to offer visitors an experience that has until now been reserved for museum curators and top collectors – that of seeing the verso (back) of the artworks, one for each of four artists among those who best represent the Milanese avant-garde that emerged in Italy in the 1950s and 1960s. These four paintings will be suspended from the ceiling above plinths so that viewers can walk around them. They are accompanied by over 20 works by the same artists, hung classically on the wall, so viewers will also have the opportunity to see the works as they were meant to be exhibited. Press release

video

RectoVerso - Panel Discussion | 2017 | London

RectoVerso – Panel Discussion | 2017 | London

RectoVerso | 2017 | London

RectoVerso | 2017 | London

selection of works

Paolo Scheggi, Intersuperficie curva bianca, 1967, white acrylic on three overlapping canvases, 140x140x7 cm
Turi Simeti, 150 Ovali rossi, 1966, acrylic on canvas on wood, 65x60 cm
Agostino Bonalumi, Grigio, 1981, vinyl tempera on stretched canvas, 130x150 cm
Paolo Scheggi, Zone riflesse, 1965, acrylic on three overlapping canvases, light blue, 60x50.5x5.5 cm
Enrico Castellani, Superficie alluminio, 1972, acrylic on stretched canvas, 156x70 cm
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1967, water-based paint on canvas, red, 60x60 cm
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1966, water-based paint on canvas, blue, 61x50 cm
Agostino Bonalumi, Nero, 1968, vinyl tempera on stretched canvas, 130x100x25 cm
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