Wayne Gonzales features in 'Through the Floods'
Through the Floods at Collezione Maramotti is an exhibition focused on the theme of catastrophe, presenting over fifty artworks from the 12th century BCE to today.
Built around artworks from the collection’s archive – many of them never previously exhibited in this space – this large group show will juxtapose them, for the first time, with masterpieces of the past on loan from prestigious international institutions.
The show offers an asynchronous look at human and planetary disasters, drawing connections between images from very different eras, but also highlighting changes in the general sensitivity and response to catastrophic experience over the course of time.
Through the Floods moves through rooms that explore different themes: the cataclysms caused by nature and the elements, the difficult relationship between human beings and other members of the animal kingdom, the violence of war, the experience of illness, and a tragic epilogue. The final room is a place of private reflection, housing enigmatic, “nocturnal” works that pose a constellation of questions.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue with essays by literary historian Andrea Cortellessa, philosopher Federico Ferrari, and art historian Riccardo Venturi.
The exhibition will include works by many renowned artists, including Wayne Gonzales, Ross Bleckner, Monica Bonvicini, Ariel Cabrera Montejo, Jules de Balincourt, Francisco de Goya, Anselm Kiefer, Käthe Kollwitz, Medardo Rosso, Mario Schifano, Felice Boselli, Gaetano Chierici, Massimo D'Azeglio, Filippo Palizzi, and Domenico Piola.
