{"id":48499,"date":"2018-03-06T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/il-museo-nicolis-alla-casa-darte-futurista-depero\/"},"modified":"2018-11-24T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T15:05:44","slug":"il-museo-nicolis-alla-casa-darte-futurista-depero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/il-museo-nicolis-alla-casa-darte-futurista-depero\/","title":{"rendered":"Museo Nicolis & Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero"},"content":{"rendered":"

Verona, 07th March 2018. Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero<\/strong> of Rovereto inaugurates the exhibition\u00a0\u201cMetallic Beasts. The 20th-Century Cult of the Automobile\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0curated by Nicoletta Boschiero<\/strong> and Federico Zanoner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Museo Nicolis exhibits<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Model: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Coupe Spyder (Touring), 1932<\/strong>
\nScale model 1:8_cm 51x22x18
\nPlastic material<\/span><\/span>, Production House RIVAROSSI-POCHER, 50s – 60s.<\/p>\n

Model: Bugatti Type 46 Semi-profile Coupe, 1929<\/strong>
\nScale model 1:8_cm 64x23x20
\nPlastic material<\/span><\/span>, Production House RIVAROSSI-POCHER, 50s – 60s<\/p>\n

Model: Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster, 1936<\/strong>
\nScale model 1:8_cm 65x24x19
\nPlastic material<\/span><\/span>, Production House RIVAROSSI-POCHER, 50s – 60s<\/p>\n

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Notes on the exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The force behind a profound transformation of the landscape and our collective lifestyle,\u00a0the automobile is the focus of an exhibition exploring various moments in the history of 20th-century art<\/strong>. Research on the holdings of Mart has shed light on the variety of artworks and documents that address this particularly theme, in a wide range of different perspectives and viewpoints. From Futurist myth-making about automobiles hurtling through space to the fascination for their aesthetics in paintings from the 1920s and 1930s, the exhibition reaches the present day with works by artists who have appropriated the image of the automobile, expressing interest or criticism.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0collages\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Fortunato Depero<\/strong>, the\u00a0urban landscapes<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Mario Sironi<\/strong>, the\u00a0reworkings of mechanical images<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Gianni Bertini<\/strong>, the\u00a0light-boxes<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Andrea Crosa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 all demonstrate the progressive shift in the perception of the automobile, which became increasingly popular to the point of being mass-produced.
\nThe exhibition includes a selection of\u00a0photographs<\/strong>,\u00a0illustrations<\/strong>,\u00a0advertisements<\/strong>\u00a0and other\u00a0printed materials<\/strong>\u00a0from Mart Archivio del \u2019900. Noteworthy among the photographic portraits are those of\u00a0Ernesto Thayaht<\/strong>, an auto enthusiast, immortalized standing next to cars he owned. Other photos of Benito Mussolini confirm the automobile as symbol of progress and power. Special attention is dedicated to the advertising work of\u00a0Marcello Dudovich<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mario Duse<\/strong>, author of an important group of photomontages created for Pirelli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CASA D’ARTE FUTURISTA DEPERO<\/span>
\nVia dei Portici 38, 38068 Rovereto (TN)
\nContacts\u00a0<\/span>
\nT + 39 0464 431813
\nCalls from abroad +39 0445 230315
\ninfo@mart.trento.it<\/p>\n

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Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Museo Nicolis \u2013 Villafranca di Verona via Postumia, 71
\nWhen:\u00a0<\/strong>Open from\u00a0Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Monday. .
\nOpening Time:\u00a0<\/strong>From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
\nContacts:\u00a0<\/strong>+39\u00a0<\/strong>045 6303289
\ninfo@museonicolis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Press Office<\/strong>
\nGiulia Brandiele
\npress@museonicolis.com<\/a>
\nM. +39 342 9158700<\/p>\n

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