Enrico Castellani, 1958-1970. [English edition]

Curated by Germano Celant, the exhibition has been organized in collaboration with the artist and contains about seventy works from public and private collections, both in Italy and abroad, illustrating Castellani?s output from 1958 to 1970. The exhibition is characterized by a specifically historical approach, focusing particularly on the first part of the artist?s career. Beginning with experimentation into the expressive potential of the two-dimensional surface of the canvas, this concluded with Spazio Ambiente (Environment Space) of 1970 (a reconstruction of Ambiente bianco [White Environment] of 1967), an imposing ?environmental vision?* attesting to the artist?s new-found interest in the surrounding space. The works from European museums ? some of them never previously exhibited ? comprise paintings and three sculptures, and are displayed in chronological order in nine large rooms. Three works that formed part of the one-man show devoted to Castellani at the Venice Biennale of 1966 are once again on display together: Superficie bianca 31 (White Surface 31, 1966);
Superficie bianca 33 (White Surface 33, 1966); Superficie bianca 35 (White Surface 35, 1966).