The “Painters of Italy” exhibition in Milan

Of course, very certain… or rather probable. It is a tribute to the journalist and writer Ennio Flaiano (Pescara, 1910 – Rome, 1972) and the famous paradox with which he highlighted the labile boundary between the true and the false PAINTERS OF ITALY. Young, very young… or rather maturewhich in the spaces of Antonio Colombo Contemporary Art in Milan presents – until 19 July 2024 – the works of 12 artists who work with the pictorial medium, from figuration to abstraction.

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Painters of Italy. Young, very young… or rather mature, installation view at Galleria Antonio Colombo, Milan, 2024

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Painters of Italy. Young, very young… or rather mature, installation view at Galleria Antonio Colombo, Milan, 2024

Toma Melania, Luna-Creature, 2023, pigments, charcoal, wool fibers and oil on canvas, 180x150 cm — Melania Toma, Luna-Creature, 2023, pigments, charcoal, wool fibers and oil on canvas, 180×150 cm

Paolo Pibi, Die inneren augen, 2024, acrylic on wood, 30x25cm

Paci Silvia, La Maga Armida, 2023, oil on canvas, 136x205 cm — Silvia Paci, La Maga Armida, 2023, oil on canvas, 136×205 cm

Negrini Silvia, Land, 2020, enamel on wood, 30X40 cm — Silvia Negrini, Land, 2020, enamel on wood, 30X40 cm

Nannini Riccardo, El Reencuentro, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 114x195 cm — Riccardo Nannini, El Reencuentro, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 114×195 cm

Mendini Fulvia, Luce, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 60x50 cm — Fulvia Mendini, Luce, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 60×50 cm

Maglionico Dario, Reificazione #92, 2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm — Dario Maglionico, Reification #92, 2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm

Guido Agnese, Allegory of relaxation, 2023, oil on linen, 192x145cm — Agnese Guido, Allegory of relaxation, 2023, oil on linen, 192x145cm

Ginanneschi Jacopo, The cave of the prophet, 2022, oil on panel, 37x30 cm — Jacopo Ginanneschi, The cave of the prophet, 2022, oil on panel, 37×30 cm

El Gato Chimney, Namazu, 2022, gouache and mixed media on Moleskine, variable dimensions_02

Caredda Nicola, (call me baby!), 2024, acrylic on canvas, 50x40 cm — Caredda Nicola, (call me baby!), 2024, acrylic on canvas, 50×40 cm

108, After the rain 2, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 80x60 cm — 108, After the rain 2, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 80×60 cm

“Painters of Italy”. The artists on display in Milan

With the aim of restoring a varied congeries of styles and trends that cross the expressive spectrum of painting (now at the center of numerous exhibitions in galleries and festivals) the artists selected by the curator Ivan Quaroni are 108 (Guido Bisagni, Alessandria, 1978), Nicola Caredda (Cagliari, 1981), El Gato Chimney (Milan, 1981), Jacopo Ginanneschi (Grosseto, 1987), Agnese Guido (Lecce, 1982), Dario Maglionico (Naples, 1986), Fulvia Mendini (Milan, 1966), Riccardo Nannini (Grosseto, 1980), Silvia Negrini (Sondrio, 1982), Silvia Paci (Prato, 1990), Paolo Pibi (Oristano, 1987) e Melania Toma (Padua, 1996).

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“Painters of Italy”. A current exhibition

Painting in Italy has become current again and this is demonstrated by the numerous exhibitions in art galleries and recent institutional exhibitions. “The problem of painting (the most difficult art there is)”, he wrote Giorgio de Chirico,”it cannot be resolved with chatter and trifles”. Therefore, the pictorial practice, for a selection of today’s painters, should be based on qualitative assumptions.

The “Painters of Italy” exhibition in Milan. The selection

“The selected artists come from various regions of Italy, some have lived or live abroad, demonstrating that if an Italic genome of painting exists, it can only be spurious, contaminated, hybrid. No genius loci can describe the complex circumstances that contributed to their formation. Fortunately, no painter whose art is intimately Italian has ever had to show a certificate of citizenship“, tells Ivan Quaroni.

Caterina Angelucci