Volterra. Sites of experience 1972-2009
13 September – 8 November 2009
Volterra, Pisa, Italy
Galleria Il Ponte together with Galleria Niccoli of Parma and the Fotoimmagine association of Volterra have organised the exhibition project Mauro Staccioli.Volterra – Luoghi d’esperienza, a follow-on from the solo show Sculture in città held in Volterra in July 1972 and curated by Enrico Crispolti. At that time Staccioli was defining his way of doing sculpture, his attention focused on town life and the town landscape in an important step towards a new manner of conception.
Following this exhibition project, it has been possible to leave the large sculptures in place in the landscape. Through these works the artist manages to create a dialogue with the whole area around the town. They highlight time and places in a landscape in which history, culture and man’s work combine, while also bringing the memory of the artist himself into play in this his native land.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, format 25×30 cm, comprising 176 pages, CMYK print, hardback. Texts by Marco Bazzini, Massimo Bignardi, Gillo Dorfles, Maria Laura Gelmini and Simona Santini. Bilingual Italian/English edition. Damiani editore (www.damianieditore.it).