Curated by Vittorio Calabrese
October 4-November 2
Opening Reception:
October 4, 2017 at 6pm
Remarks at 6:30pm
The Italian Cultural Institute of New York and Magazzino Italian Art are pleased to announce the exhibition Marco Anelli: Building Magazzino. Twenty-four large-format photographs selected from Italian artist Marco Anelli’s latest portfolio will be featured in the Institute’s galleries, documenting Magazzino Italian Art’s construction process in its entirety—from its conceptualization in 2014, to its transformation from an industrial building into one dedicated to an extraordinary collection of Italian art.
Over the past two years, Anelli regularly photographed Magazzino’s worksite, with unrestricted access, in the daylight and at night, season after season. The balanced beauty of his photographs captures the passing of time, the fleeting feeling of impermanence and change with a distinguished calmness and serenity.
As pointed out by Marvin Heiferman, scholar and photography historian, in his essay featured in Marco Anelli: Building Magazzino:
“Anelli’s carefully composed photographs […] are not strictly documentary images, as they incorporate elements of landscape and still life photography into the mix, as well as touches of poetry and humor. Ultimately, these images communicate not a clear-cut chronology, but a rumination on process, a fascination with the rhythm of work, and, most of all, Anelli’s desire to make pictures that are more meditative than spectacular.”
As a result of his inclusive approach, the photographer’s intimate vision unfolds in time, proposing a constant dialogue between architecture, landscape and the workers.
On the occasion of the exhibition opening, Giorgio Van Straten, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the artist, and Magazzino founders Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu will give introductory remarks.
