Paradisoterrestre presents a retrospective exhibition dedicated to Italian artist Augusto Betti (1919-2013), for Art City Bologna 2022 on the occasion of Artefiera. The exhibition intends to offer visitors the opportunity to (re)discover this extraordinary artist.
The three key words in the exhibition title are both a poetic statement and a guide to the show. “Trasversale/Transversal”, “Pulsazione/Pulsation” and “Ritmo/Rhythm” are concepts whose explanation is entrusted to Betti’s own words and to the exhibited pieces. On view his first experimentations with artworks from “cassette” series (1959-1961) and his resin and fiberglass sculptures Pulsazioni (1964), Scatola dei sentimenti (1964), Struttura equilibrante (1964), Obelisco (1965), Ballerina (1965), Vibrazioni (1967), Orgonoscopio (1967), Camera con lenti (1969); among the exhibited design pieces: presented for the first time Paradisoterrestre re-edition of Noodle armchair (1967), Austere chair and table (1967), Foemina chair (1967), Prisma armchair and sofa (1971), Ciclope chair (1972).
Appreciated by his illustrious contemporaries – including the art critic Giulio Carlo Argan, the great artist Lucio Fontana, the founder of Centro Pio Manzù Gerardo Filiberto Dasi – for reticence, modesty and character, Betti’s work remained largely unknown. A forward-looking research, with roots in the historical period in which it was undertaken but at the same time very up-to-date.
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Augusto Betti - Trasversale • Pulsazione • Ritmo
Via de' Musei 4
40124 Bologna
Email: gallery@paradisoterrestre.it
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Entrance
Free |
Interests
- Art & Culture
Timetables
Tuesday | 11am-7pm |
Wednesday | 11am-7pm |
Thursday | 11am-7pm |
Friday | 11am-7pm |
Saturday | 11am-7pm |