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| _ Roberto Marcello Baldessari, futurist | ||||||||
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| Roberto Marcello Baldessari futurist Exhibition in preparation for 2011 Exhibition curated by Maurizio Scudiero Catalogue by esaExpoedizioni After the publication of the first volume of the "Catalogue raisonné of the works of futurism" (1989), the figure of Roberto Marcello Baldessari (1894-1965) and his work gained notably in standing in critical circles. Since then, and if anything to an even greater extent after the second volume of this catalogue became available in 1996, Baldessari's work has been in demand at the most important Italian and international exhibitions, and his role in the Futurist movement has been duly reappraised. Baldessari studied in Venice at the Academy of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Ciardi. He encountered Futurism in around 1914, shortly before moving to Florence in 1915, when he came into contact with the post-Lacerba group. It was in Florence that he developed friendships with Rosai, Primo Conti and Emilio Notte. Whilst there, like all the young people who were drawn to Futurism, he forged ahead with that Boccionian rereading which he had begun in Venice and which led him gradually to develop an individual style of his own, which was already clearly distinguishable during 1916. Baldessari was an unquiet spirit, with a thoughtful nature and a curiosity about different approaches; his Futurist militancy was not a one-way street. Travelling widely, he took a close interest in the international art scene, including Picasso, Cubism and Dadaism. This exhibition is quite an innovation, as it is the first true survey of Baldessari's futurist period presented in a public space since the far-off days of 1982. The show is largely based on private loans and works from the Civic Museums of Rovereto. |
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