An exhibition in Milan investigates the relationship between Emilio Scanavino and polychrome ceramics

From April 1 to June 20, 2022, theScanavino Archive, on the occasion of the opening to the public of its new location on the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, presents the exhibition Emilio Scanavino. This is Tomorrow, curated by Marco Scotini. One of the masters of Italian painting in the second half of the twentieth century, Emilio Scanavino (Genoa, 1922 - Milan, 1986) is among the protagonists of the Informal generation and the Spatialist movement.

Through more than sixty works including glazed or engobed terracotta, majolica and metal objects made between the early 1950s and the late 1960s, the exhibition aims to introduce the artist’s relationship with polychrome ceramics and to deepen his investigation into formal issues. This is the first exhibition project dedicated to this production.

The title of the exhibition echoes one of the seminal exhibitions of the post-World War II period, This Is Tomorrow, curated by Bryan Robertson, a collaborative exhibition that placed painters, sculptors, architects, designers and other artists in dialogue, opened at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London in 1956, in which Scanavino participated as the only Italian artist. Designed to promote the union of art and architecture, during the London exhibition Scanavino collaborated with architect Anthony Jackson and sculptor Sarah Jackson.The exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery marked the culmination of his penchant for the union of art and architecture, which later led him to collaborate with architects such as Mario Bardini and Ettore Sottsass. Focusing on the artist’s manual dexterity and his relationship with architecture, the current exhibition aims to give a current interpretation and renewed attention to the Genoese artist’s work, investigating in greater depth not only Scanavino’s relationship with the Mazzotti manufactory in Albisola, but also with artists such as Lucio Fontana, Roberto Matta, Wifredo Lam, Asger Jorn and Corneille.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog edited by Marco Scotini with the Scanavino Archive and published by Silvana Editoriale. The volume, dedicated to ceramics, aims to fill a gap among the many publications on Emilio Scanavino, seeking to complete his artistic and professional portrait.

For info: www.archivioscanavino.it

Pictured is Emilio Scanavino working in his studio dedicated to ceramics, Calice Ligure, late 1960s.

An exhibition in Milan investigates the relationship between Emilio Scanavino and polychrome ceramics

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