A Milano torna l’Esposizione Triennale

The Triennial Exhibition Returns to Milan

Roberto Burle Marx was a leading exponent of modernist architecture. He is known for his parks, gardens and promenades, like that of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. The Jewish Museum in New York is devoting the first retrospective to him (6 May18 September) in the United States. Over 150 works showcasing his talents as a designer of jewellery and fabrics, as a painter and sculptor, as a set designer and above all as a landscape architect. A pioneer of Brazilian abstractionism, he was characterized by an ability to combine the plasticity of concrete forms with the organic ones of the local flora. The result was a lively expressionism in which architecture and landscape were fused, creating an unmistakeable urban style. The exhibition includes the photographs of Luisa Lambri and the music of Arto Lindsay. Twenty exhibitions, twelve different venues in the city. Until 12 September Milan will host again its historic Triennale, which during the 20th century used to present a snapshot of the evolution of architecture and the decorative arts in Italy every three years. First in Monza and then from 1933 at the Palazzo dell’Arte in Milan by Giovanni Muzio, a landmark built of red brick that is in fact known as the Palazzo della Triennale. The event had been suspended for twenty years, and so there are high expectations surrounding its resumption. The complete programme can be found on triennale.org. Among the main exhibitions we can single out: Neo-Prehistory. 100 Verbs (curated by Andrea Branzi and Kenya Hara); Rooms. Novel living concepts (curated by Beppe Finessi with the Salone del Mobile) and Archidiversity. 9 Architects towards Design for All (curated by Giulio Ceppi and Rodrigo Rodriquez with M. Artusi, Fondazione Riccardo Catella, Design for All Italia and the municipality).

Venti mostre, dodici sedi in città. Fino al 12 settembre è in scena l’appuntamento milanese con la storica esposizione Triennale, che ogni tre anni durante il Novecento ha raccontato l’evoluzione italiana dell’architettura e delle arti decorative. In un primo tempo a Monza e poi dalla V edizione (1933) al Palazzo dell’Arte di Milano progettato da Giovanni Muzio, landmark milanese di mattoni rossi noto infatti come Palazzo della Triennale. L’appuntamento era sospeso da vent’anni, quindi c’è molta aspettativa attorno a questo rinnovato evento. Per il programma completo si rimanda al sito triennale.org. Segnaliamo tra le mostre principali: Neo Preistoria – 100 Verbi (a cura di Andrea Branzi e Kenya Hara); Stanze. Altre filosofie dell’abitare (a cura di Beppe Finessi in collaborazione con il Salone del Mobile) e Archidiversity. 9 architetti progettano design for(a cura di Giulio Ceppi, Rodrigo Rodriquez con Matteo Artusi in collaborazione con Fondazione Riccardo Catella, Design for All Italia, Comune di Milano). ( Sa.B)