FOCUS900 is the in-depth programme of the Museo del Novecento dedicated to the protagonists of Italian art in the second half of the twentieth century. Through a series of monographic focuses, produced in collaboration with archives and artists' studios, the project proposes new readings of the permanent collection, bringing works, documents and historical contexts into relation in order to build formal, conceptual and critical connections.
After the focuses on Paolo Scirpa, Alberto Garutti and Bruno Munari, the programme continues with two new monographic events dedicated to Vincenzo Agnetti and Enrico Castellani, and one dedicated to some protagonists of the Milanese art scene of the 1960s.
Through a practice that interweaves writing, image, photography, sound and theoretical reflection, Agnetti develops a language capable of questioning the mechanisms of representation and the processes by which meaning is constructed.
In the concluding phase of his research, poetry takes on a central role, becoming the principle through which words and images meet and transform each other. The work is thus configured as a space of relation, in which poetic language goes beyond its descriptive function to open new interpretive and perceptual possibilities of reality.
The focus highlights the complexity of Agnetti's path, restoring the continuous dialogue between conceptual research, writing and image and offering a new perspective on his presence within the collection of the Museo del Novecento.
Curated by Museo del Novecento | Archivio Agnetti | Federica Boragina
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