This striking geometric sculptural piece features a series of overlapping triangular planes in shades of warm, golden tones. The overall composition creates a sense of dynamism and depth, as the intersecting angular forms appear to surge outward from the center. The artist's skillful manipulation of light and shadow across the faceted surfaces heightens the sculpture's sculptural dimensionality. This work exemplifies the modernist aesthetic, with its bold, abstract forms and use of industrial materials like metal to convey a sense of technological progress and futuristic vision. ...
Bruno Munari was born in Milan, Italy in 1907 and was died in 1998. He began his career at an early age during the second wave of Italian Futurists. In the years following, he progressively moved away from the influence of Futurism, developing an extremely personal and singular project over the course of 60 years. In 1930, he produced the Aerial Machine, from which came his Macchine Inutili (Useless Machines), anticipating his interest in the deconstruction of the traditional work of art. ...
francesca kaufmann gallery opened in January 2000. Since then, the gallery has aimed to explore a diverse range of media, with a focus on video, site specific installation, and a special attention towards the works of female artists. After ten years in its historical location, the gallery opened in a new space in October 2010, under the name kaufmann repetto, to mark the partnership between Francesca Kaufmann and Chiara Repetto. In its new location, the gallery has been able to further develop its exhibition programming through a project space dedicated predominantly to younger artists, as well as a courtyard for large scale outdoor installations, which run parallel to the gallery’s main exhibition schedule. In 2013, the gallery inaugurated a new location in Chelsea, New York, with a parallel program to the gallery’s main space in Milan. In 2019 the New York location moved to Tribeca, expanding to a 3,000 sq ft exhibition space. The inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new space in Tribeca was a solo show by Lily van der Stokker. ...
