Panorama Monferrato

PANORAMA MONFERRATO
CamagnaVignaleMontemagno and  Castagnole 
4–8 September 2024

Curated by Carlo Falciani

After Procida, Monopoli and L’Aquila ITALICS brought to the Monferrato area of Piedmont the fourth edition of Panorama, the region-wide exhibition that since 2021, on an annual basis, has been connecting architecture, art and landscape with the territory and its communities. 

Gianpietro Carlesso, Tutto muta, 2013. Courtesy the artist and Cardi Gallery

The fourth edition of Panorama came to a highly successful close Sunday 8 September 2024. Curated by Carlo FalcianiPanorama Monferrato, the region-wide art exhibition conceived by ITALICS,had more than 10,000 visitors experience its itinerary through the vineyards, churches, castles and parish churches of the four chosen towns in the Piedmont region – Camagna, Vignale, Montemagno and Castagnole. Once again, it succeeded in creating a transversal narrative that brought together ancient, modern and contemporary art, inviting the public to participate in a personal and collective journey to rediscover an extraordinary corner of Italy.

During the 5-day event, the towns of Camagna, Vignale, Montemagno and Castagnole in Monferrato welcomed 63 artists, more than 150 artworks and 62 galleries, creating a region-wide art exhibition confirming Panorma’s ability to create a dialogue between architecture, ancient, modern and contemporary art and the local area and its communities.

Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics
Belvedere Vignale. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics

The area extends between the provinces of Alessandria and Asti to the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines, between the Langhe and Roero and the historic Lombardy region of Lomellina. In this hilly landscape, the land and rural traditions are part of a unique heritage of culture, history and traditions, also recognized by UNESCO. It deserves a slow exploration and offers artistic itineraries ranging from the Romanesque to contemporary routes with site-specific installations and public art, making it a region-wide open-air museum.

Arcangelo Sassolino, The paradoxical nature of life, 2023. Courtesy Galleria dello Scudo

Inspired by the principles of La civil conversazione, a work written by Stefano Guazzo and published in 1574, Panorama Monferrato unveiled an itinerary that differed from the usual tourist flows by investigating the local area’s roots and casting a light on its unique identity: the itinerary, which the curator based on the model of Renaissance initiatory journeys, was meant to be taken slowly, a metaphor for a path of meditation.

The exhibition project is inspired by principles expressed in La civil conversazione, and the themes that have been extrapolated from it are the focus of debate even todayBecause the exhibition is spread over several different towns,” explained curator Carlo Falciani, “the sequence of themes is also meant to be a metaphor for the Renaissance journey of initiation: one example above all is Francesco Colonna’s 1499 Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. In this text, the protagonist embarks on a journey of growth and inner transformation marking some milestones through encounters with people, works of art, architecture or thoughts, but also existential trials and reflections that substantially change him.

Lala Meredith-Vula, Haystacks Busi, Kosova, 2007. Courtesy the artist and Simóndi / Anonymous masters of Arms of the 18th-19th centuries, Incudine, 1793. Courtesy Alessandro Cesati
Stefano Guazzo, La civil conversazione, Brescia, Tomaso Bozzola, 1574, Private Collection
Shimabuku, Born as a box, 2019. Courtesy the artist and ZERO…
Franco Vimercati, Sulle Langhe, Series, 1973. Courtesy Galleria Raffaella Cortese and Archivio Franco Vimercati
Giuseppe Uncini, Cementarmato n.15, 1960 / Spazi di ferro n.74, 1990. Courtesy Dep Art Gallery
Armando Andrade Tudela, Thin nut’s skin, Series, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Francesca Minini
Richard Meitner, Schizzi selvaggi, Series, 2013-24. Courtesy the artist and Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea
Richard Meitner, Schizzi selvaggi, Series, 2013-24. Courtesy the artist and Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea / Salvatore Scarpitta, Drummer Brigade, 1963. Courtesy Studio Gariboldi
Maria Nepomuceno, Untitled, 2010. Courtesy Victoria Miro / Moira Ricci, Dove il cielo è più vicino, Series, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Laveronica Arte Contemporanea
Moira Ricci, Dove il cielo è più vicino, Series, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Laveronica Arte Contemporanea
Binta Diaw, Naître au monde, c’est concevoir (vivre) enfin le monde comme relation #4, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani
Salvatore Scarpitta, Drummer Brigade, 1963. Courtesy Studio Gariboldi
Lala Meredith-Vula, 50 reasons why nature is important looking at the sky, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Simóndi

Divided into chapters, the exhibition developed themes that crossed the ages in each town: Lavoro e radici [Labor and Roots], Ritratto e identità [Portrait and Identity], Caducità e morte [Transience and Death] and Sacralità dell’arte, anche laica [Sacredness of Art, including Secular Art]. The more than 150 works on exhibit included paintings, sculptures, installations and video-art works, a cross-section of Art History, from the 2nd century through to the present day, thanks to the contributions of 63 artists and 62 ITALICS galleries, engaging with spaces such as the former Cottolengo center and the Loggia of the Palazzo Comunale in Camagna, Palazzo Callori, its Theater and the church of the Battuti in Vignale, the Castle and the Voltoni Scalea Barocca in Montemagno, the church of the Annunziata, the Casa della Maestra and the former Regina Elena nursery school in Castagnole.

Montemagno Castle. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics
Akram Zaatari, Photographic Currency, 2019. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery
Elisabetta Di Maggio, Rape, 2001. Courtesy the artist and Studio Trisorio / Akram Zaatari, Photographic Currency, 2019. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery
Jana Schröder, D.A.M. L2, 2024. Courtesy Alfonso Artiaco
Jana Schröder, D.A.M. M4, 2024. Courtesy Alfonso Artiaco
Diego Perrone, Senza Titolo, 2022. Courtesy MASSIMODECARLO / Ottone Rosai, Il capoccia («Il mungitore»)Il Vecchio («Pietro»), 1934. Courtesy Galleria d’Arte Frediano Farsetti
Salvatore Astore, Anatomia Umana / Anatomia Umana, 2023. Courtesy the artist and Mazzoleni, London-Torino
Damien Meade, Senza titolo (DM2402) / Senza titolo (DM2403), 2024. Courtesy CAR Gallery
Betty Danon, Seul le silence, Series, 1990. Courtesy Galleria Tiziana Di Caro and Archivio Betty Danon
Vincenzo Agnetti, Ritratto di Equilibrista, 1970, Courtesy Archivio Vincenzo Agnetti / Ritratto di Missionario, 1971, Courtesy Osart Gallery
Painter of the 19th century, Portable escritoire with
the Portrait of Maria Letizia Bonaparte, 1810 circa. Courtesy Walter Padovani
Edson Chagas, Diogo K. Puenha, Tipo Passe, 2014, Courtesy Apalazzogallery / Sculptor of the 2nd century CE, Ritratto di Ulpia Marciana, 120-130 d.C circa. Courtesy Alessandra Di Castro
Carlo Amalfi, Portraits of the Serra di Cassano family, Third quarter of the 18th century. Courtesy Galleria Carlo Virgilio & C. / Alex Katz, Kym 2, 2008. Courtesy Monica De Cardenas
Markus Schinwald, Emma, 2016 / Sacks, Series, 2016. Courtesy the artist and Gió Marconi
Guido Trentini, La fanciulla sommersa, 1914 circa. Courtesy Bottegantica
Romina Bassu, Soliloquio, Series, 2024. Courtesy Studio SALES di Norberto Ruggeri
Stefano Guazzo, La civil conversazione, Venezia, Altobello Salicato, alla Libraria della Fortezza, 1588. Private Collection
Susana Pilar, From the series Lo que contaba la abuela…, 2017. Courtesy Galleria Continua
Francesco Jodice, Aral Citytellers, 2010. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Umberto Di Marino
Mirabello Cavalori, Ritratto di giovane come allegoria dell’amicizia, post 1565. Courtesy Carlo Orsi / Susana Pilar, From the series Lo que contaba la abuela…, 2017. Courtesy Galleria Continua
Patrick Tuttofuoco, Drop the Body, 2021 / Pink Limen, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Federica Schiavo Gallery

In addition to the strong turnout recorded at the exhibition venues in each of Panorama Monferrato’s towns, participation was also excellent for the Public Program that makes Panorama a must for enthusiasts and insiders alike, as well as a unifying experience for the entire cultural system.

Talk “Consiglio dei viventi” with Maria Thereza Alves in collaboration with Castello di Rivoli, Montemagno. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics

The Colazione con l’Artista [Breakfasts with the Artists] were an opportunity to create synergies between the public, curators and artists; the project workshops and talks, held in collaboration with Turin’s cultural institutions, were stimulating for the public and brought them closer to art through less conventional fields such as phytoalimurgy, gastronomy, music and science, while the screenings recounted the area’s identity through a visual journey. Another event that captured the project’s communal spirit took place in the evening, the merenda sinoira, an opportunity for the public to experience the rural tradition of farmers getting together for food and company, and then the sound performances, and the evocative dinner with a panoramic view at the Belvedere di Castagnole. 

IMPRO brain sound pod. TRIO with Paolo Dellapiana, Julia Kent, Giorgio Li Calzi, Vignale. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics
IMPRO brain sound pod. TRIO with Paolo Dellapiana, Julia Kent, Giorgio Li Calzi, Vignale. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics
Montemagno Castle. Courtesy Italics
Marco Bagnoli, Il Cielo copre, la Terra sostiene, 1989 (2023). Courtesy Giorgio Persano
Francesco Vezzoli, Camelia (Portrait d’une Mademoiselle), 2020. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Franco Noero
Giuseppe Cesari know as Cavalier d’Arpino, La vittoria di Costantino, 1635-1640. Courtesy Galleria Canesso / Sara Enrico, The Jumpsuit Theme, 2023. Courtesy the artist and Vistamare
Latifa Echakhch, The Fall (Mountains view from Lausanne)2020. Courtesy the artist and kaufmann repetto / Ariel Schlesinger, Untitled (Burnt Carpet), 2015. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Massimo Minini
Pierluigi Scandiuzzi, Giardino segreto, 2023. Courtesy the artist and Lunetta11
Stefano Guazzo, La civil conversazione, Venezia, Domenico Imberti, 1589. Private Collection
Installation view, Montemagno Castle. Courtesy the artists, Galleria Doris Ghetta, Lunetta11, Botticelli Antichità
Marianne Vitale, Bottle People, Series, 2020-21. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Doris Ghetta
Theaster Gates, Gone are the Days of Shelter and Martyr, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian / Master of the Gualino Saint
Catherine (attr.), Santo Vescovo, First half of the 14th century. Courtesy Botticelli Antichità
Theaster Gates, Gone are the Days of Shelter and Martyr, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
Master of the Gualino Saint Catherine (attr.), Santo Vescovo, First half of the 14th century. Courtesy Botticelli Antichità
Voltoni Scalea Barocca, Montemagno. Courtesy Italics
Forma bonum fragile est Gentlemen’s shaving stand, 19th century. Courtesy Bacarelli
Giuseppe Recco, I cinque sensi, 1673. Courtesy Giacometti Old Master Paintings / Tal R., Fallen Tree, 2021. Courtesy Tim Van Laere Gallery
Claire Fontaine, Untitled (No Present), 2013. Courtesy the artist and T293
Marzia Migliora, Prey, 2020. Courtesy Galleria Lia Rumma, Museo delle Civiltà Collection

There was also the ceremony to award the Italics d’Oro, the fourth edition of this prize, which each year celebrates the bond between an artist and the territory: this year it was given to Paolo Icaro, one of the leading artists on the scene in the 1960s. Born in Turin, he worked in both Europe and America, taking part in some of the most important events in the Italian art scene of the second half of the twentieth century. Icaro has always felt an undying connection with the local area’s identity.

Italics d’oro prize, Castagnole. Panorama Monferrato, 2024. Courtesy Italics
Michel Verjux, Perspectives environnantes, 2024. Courtesy the artist and A arte Invernizzi
Fausto Melotti, Contrappunto Piano, 1973. Courtesy ML Fine Art / Claudio Parmiggiani, Senza titolo, 2023. Courtesy Tornabuoni Arte
Maria Elisabetta Novello, Nel tempo che tace, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Fumagalli
Giorgio Morandi, Fiori, 1942. Courtesy Maurizio Nobile Fine Art / Claudio Parmiggiani, Senza titolo, 2023. Courtesy Tornabuoni Arte
Former Regina Elena nursery school, Castagnole. Courtesy Italics
Invernomuto, Pannocchia, 2016-2024. Courtesy the artists and Pinksummer
Gio’ Pomodoro, Folla, 1992. Courtesy Secci and Archivio Gio’ Pomodoro
Gianni Pellegrini, Emersi, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Rolando Anselmi
Stefano Guazzo, La civil conversazione, Venezia, Giorgio Bizzardo, 1611, Private Collection
Atelier dell’Errore, Selenide Spinato, 2023 / Elinguato Formicoso, 2023. Courtesy Richard Saltoun Gallery
Pieter Vermeersch, Untitled, 2019. Courtesy the artist and P420
Esther Kläs, Girare con te #04, 2014. Courtesy the artist and SpazioA, Pistoia
Margherita Moscardini, Bethel Chapel’s Annex, 2023. Courtesy the artist and Gian Marco Casini Gallery
Luca Vitone, per l’eternità, 2013. Courtesy the artist and Collection Eric Guichard, Londra

Panorama Monferrato was a unique exhibition experience, perfectly embodying the values of ITALICS by emphasizing the great importance of dialogue and collaboration. As usual, it brought together ancient, modern and contemporary art, multiple artistic styles, techniques and thoughts in itineraries that led to the discovery of the most authentic and lesser known aspects of our country, continuing the extraordinary journey that began in 2020 on the webpages of the Italics.art platform. With a format sought and shared by the consortium’s member galleries with the aim of collaborating with the territories, Panorama is the symbol of a commitment to gradually expanding a program and alliances that reaffirm the importance and role of art galleries in an ever-evolving local and global cultural system.

Alfredo Pirri, Passi 2024, Ex Asilo Regina Elena. Courtesy the artist and Tucci Russo Studio per l’Arte Contemporanea

Photo Credits: Louis De Belle, Cosmo Laera and Giorgio Salimeni

The artists:

Vincenzo Agnetti (Milan, 1926–1981), Carlo Amalfi (Piano di Sorrento, 1707 – Naples, 1787), Armando Andrade Tudela (Lima, 1975), Anonymous masters of arms of the 18th-19th centuries, Salvatore Astore (S. Pancrazio Salentino, 1957), Atelier dell’Errore (Reggio Emilia, 2002), Marco Bagnoli (Empoli, 1949), Romina Bassu (Rome, 1982), Cabinet Maker of the 19th century, Mirabello Cavalori (Florence, 1535–1572), Gianpietro Carlesso (Bozen, 1961), Giuseppe Cesari known as il Cavalier d’Arpino (Arpino, 1568 – Rome, 1640), Edson Chagas (Luanda, 1977), Claire Fontaine (Paris, 2004), Betty Danon (Istanbul, 1927 – Milan, 2002), Elisabetta Di Maggio (Milan, 1964), Binta Diaw (Milan, 1995), Latifa Echakhch (El Khnansa, 1974), Sara Enrico (Biella, 1979), Theaster Gates (Chicago, 1973), Invernomuto (Milan, 2003), Francesco Jodice (Naples, 1967), Alex Katz (New York, 1927), Esther Kläs (Mainz, 1981), Master of the Gualino Saint Catherine (14th century), Damien Meade (Limerick, 1969), Richard Meitner (Philadelphia, 1949), Fausto Melotti (Rovereto, 1901 – Milan, 1986), Lala Meredith-Vula (Sarajevo, 1966), Marzia Migliora (Alessandria, 1972), Giorgio Morandi (Bologna, 1890–1964), Margherita Moscardini (Donoratico, 1981), Maria Nepomuceno (Rio de Janeiro, 1976), Maria Elisabetta Novello (Vicenza, 1974), Claudio Parmiggiani (Luzzara, 1943), Gianni Pellegrini (Riva del Garda, 1953), Diego Perrone (Asti, 1970), Susana Pilar (Havana, 1984), Alfredo Pirri (Cosenza, 1957), Painter of the 19th century, Gio’ Pomodoro (Orciano di Pesaro, 1930 – Milano, 2002), Tal R (Tel Aviv, 1967), Giuseppe Recco (Naples, 1634 – Alicante, 1695), Moira Ricci (Orbetello, 1977), Ottone Rosai (Florence, 1895 – Ivrea, 1957), Arcangelo Sassolino (Vicenza, 1967), Pierluigi Scandiuzzi (Padua, 1993), Salvatore Scarpitta (New York, 1919–2007), Markus Schinwald (Salzburg, 1973), Ariel Schlesinger (Jerusalem, 1980), Jana Schröder (Brilon, 1983), Sculptor of the 2nd century CE, Shimabuku (Kobe, 1969), Guido Trentini (Verona, 1889–1975), Patrick Tuttofuoco (Milan, 1974), Giuseppe Uncini (Fabriano, 1929 – Trevi, 2008), Michel Verjux (Chalon-sur-Saône, 1956), Pieter Vermeersch (Kortrijk, 1973), Francesco Vezzoli (Brescia, 1971), Franco Vimercati (Milan, 1940–2001), Marianne Vitale (East Rockaway, 1973), Luca Vitone (Genoa, 1964), Akram Zaatari (Sidone District, 1966).

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Participating galleries:

A arte Invernizzi, Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Apalazzogallery, Alfonso Artiaco, Bacarelli, Bottegantica, Botticelli Antichità, Galleria Canesso, Car Gallery, Cardi Gallery, Carlo Orsi, Alessandro Cesati, Galleria Continua, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Thomas Dane Gallery, Monica De Cardenas, Dep Art Gallery, Galleria Tiziana Di Caro, Alessandra Di Castro, Galleria Umberto Di Marino, Galleria Doris Ghetta, Galleria d’Arte Frediano Farsetti, Federica Schiavo Gallery, Galleria Fumagalli, Gagosian, Galleria dello Scudo, Giacometti Old Master Paintings, Gian Marco Casini Gallery, Kaufmann Repetto, Laveronica Arte Contemporanea, Galleria Lia Rumma, Lunetta11, Gió Marconi, Massimodecarlo, Mazzoleni, London-Torino, Francesca Minini, Galleria Massimo Minini, ML Fine Art, Maurizio Nobile Fine Art, Galleria Franco Noero, Osart Gallery, P420, Walter Padovani, Giorgio Persano, Pinksummer, Prometeo Gallery Ida Pisani, Richard Saltoun Gallery, Secci, Simóndi, SpazioA, Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri, Studio Gariboldi, Studio Trisorio, T293, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea, Tornabuoni Arte, Tucci Russo Studio per l’Arte Contemporanea, Victoria Miro Venice, Galleria Carlo Virgilio & C., Vistamare, Zero…

PANORAMA MONFERRATO
4-8.09.2024

A project by Italics
Curate by Carlo Falciani

General Coordination: ArtsFor_
Curatorial Coordination: Veronica Botta
Production Coordination: Sonia Belfiore
Production Team: Rocco Belosi, Federico Castoldi, Maud Greppi, Ilaria Mercurio, Rebecca Morando

Art direction and Graphic Design: Giga Design Studio
Editorial Coordination: Stefania Scarpini, Victoria Weston
VIP Relations: Cristina Raviolo
Press Office: Lara Facco P&C
Social Media: Roberto Bianchi
Photography: Louis De Belle, Cosmo Laera, Giorgio Salimeni

Video: Palma Production





In collaboration with the Municipalities of: Camagna Monferrato, Castagnole Monferrato, Montemagno Monferrato, Vignale Monferrato

With the support of: Regione Piemonte

With the territorial coordination of:
Alexala – Agenzia Turistica Locale della provincia di Alessandria, Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero

Main Partner: Belmond
Under the Patronage of: UNESCO, Ministero della cultura, Regione Piemonte

Sponsor: Intesa Sanpaolo
Media Partner: Il Giornale dell’Arte

Public Program in collaboration with: AAMOD Archivio audiovisivo del movimento operaio e democratico, ANCR Archivio Nazionale Cinematografico della Resistenza, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Fondazione Accorsi – Ometto, Fondazione Cesare Pavese, Fondazione Merz, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Gallerie d’Italia [Torino], GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino, MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale, OGR Torino

Venue Sponsor: Poste Italiane
Technical Sponsors: Forma Edizioni, New Alarm, Nuova Benese Sponsor tecnici eventi: Orsolina28, Gin Fish

With the special participation of: FAI Piemonte e Valle D’Aosta – Delegazioni di Alessandria, Asti, Casale Monferrato, Vercelli, Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Vittorio Alfieri di Asti, Associazione L’Altra Asti, MAC – Monferrato Arte e Cultura, UTEA Università delle Tre Età di Asti ed Enoteche Regionali del Piemonte

For information: info@italics.art

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