Marcello Morandini is one of the most important Italian artists of the present day. Like hardly any other artist he combines art, design and architecture. The exhibition shows a selection of unique wall and design objects, sculptures and some outstanding architectural projects.
MARCELLO MORANDINI – WORLD-CLASS ART, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Marcello Morandini is regarded as the main Italian representative of Neo-Constructivism and Concrete Art. He is a master of simple complexity and combines art, design and architecture in his work like almost no other artist. Morandini has been one of Italy’s most important contemporary artists since the end of the 1960s.
Renowned museums such as the Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) have dedicated large solo shows to Morandini. In addition to exhibitions, Marcello Morandini develops numerous international art-in-building projects. Marcello Morandini’s works are part of major collections worldwide. Since 2016, the Marcello Morandini Foundation in Varese/Italy has represented the artist’s work with a permanent museum exhibition.
PRESTIGIOUS ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS IN ASIA AND EUROPE
Many of Marcello Morandini’s works can be seen as architectural models and were created internationally for public spaces. He left his mark on his home town of Varese in particular with the design of Piazza Monte Grappa, Piazza Casula and the Fondazione Marcello Morandini. In 1982, he began a long-term collaboration with the architecture firms Mario Miraglia in Varese and Ong & Ong in Singapore – one of the most spectacular results of this partnership was the Goldhill Centre in Singapore. In 1984, he was commissioned by Rosenthal to design the façade of the Thomas porcelain factory in Speichersdorf, and three years later he did the same for Rosenthal’s new administration building in Selb. As a tribute to Philip Rosenthal, Morandini created an 11-meter-high sculpture for the European Industrial Museum of Porcelain in Selb.
In the artist’s first solo exhibition at Galerie Kellermann, we are showing wall objects, sculptures and architectural designs by the artist. The artist will be present at the vernissage.
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