Awakening 1988-1993

The exhibition Awakening 1988-1993 proposes an unprecedented reconstruction of the European contemporary art scene in the crucial period between the late 1980s and early 1990s, around the fall of the Berlin Wall. Through a selection of works and authors that marked this juncture, the exhibition gives substance to a collective narrative where historical memory, artistic ethics and new expressive tensions. The exhibition project, curated by Tiziana Conti, Angelo Candiano and Federico Piccari, returns the 'vibes' of an era which has seen the dissolution of dominant ideologies and the emergence of a new global realitydominated by emerging conflicts and early forms of neotechnology.

On display are works that reflect the linguistic and conceptual transition of the art of that period, far removed from the established aesthetic codes of the Poverty, of theActionismof the Transavantgarde. Art is made silent testimonyrejects the emphasis of the subject in order to return a renewed historical awarenessan ethics of presence in the world that anticipates the languages of the 21st century. The material experimentationuse non-standardisation of photographythe adoption of restrained but eloquent forms tell of a profound and prophetic change.

An exhibition that not only dialogues with the recent past, but reactivates it in the present, inviting reflection on the still-living traces of an epochal change.

From 27 September, the exhibition will be enriched by two site-specific installations: Sergio Ragalzi with its insect sculptures, ambiguous presences between nature and menace, and Armando Puglisia former Radical Party activist, with a powerful installation that transforms a bed into a disturbing metaphor for the present. Texts in the exhibition by Tiziana Conti.