Magazzino Italian Art

Don’t miss your chance to see the exhibition Bochner Boetti Fontana, curated by Mel Bochner in collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art, the show will be on view until January 11, 2021. Here you can see Alighiero Boetti’s ‘Teresa Giancarlo Carlotta Beatrice,’ 1977. In 1973, Alighiero Boetti began to create drawings known as ‘Biros’ using the technique of hatching with a ball point pen on paper. Boetti assigned his studio assistants to execute the hatching based on a composi...tion he conceived. Typical of Boetti, these works are interactive games based on a set of rules that the viewer must decipher. Each sheet contains a word that is decoded by aligning the alphabet running along the vertical axis with the commas positioned on the horizontal axis. In this case, the words are a portrait of the artist’s friends, offering a unique reflection on the concept of identity. The names reveal Teresa, the wife; Giancarlo, her husband; and Carlotta and Beatrice, their children. In his ‘Biros,’ Boetti explored the theme of ‘the double’ by splitting the authorship of the work between himself and his assistants and interweaving the practices of drawing and writing. The viewer is invited to actively engage in deciphering the literal meaning of the work. Photo by Alexa Hoyer (@alexa_hoyer) #AlighieroBoetti #ArtePovera #MagazzinoItalianArt #Exhibition

Looking for something to do this weekend to celebrate Halloween? The Hudson Valley is full of fall and Halloween activities. From apple picking to hay rides and the pumpkin patches, there is something for all ages. Today is a also a perfect day to visit Magazzino Italian Art before you head off to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve. We’re open from 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.! To see if there are any reservations available, head to www.magazzino.art/booking. Tip Don’t forget to pick up ...some apple cider donuts while you’re in the area! Photo by Alexa Hoyer #Nature #HudsonValley #ColdSpring #Garrison #Landscape #Foliage #Fall #Halloween

‘Meditation on the Theorem of Pythagoras,’ 1972/1993, by Mel Bochner is currently on view in the exhibition Bochner Boetti Fontana in Gallery 8 at Magazzino Italian Art. Explorations of mathematical systems of counting and order feature prominently in Bochner’s work and, especially, in ‘Meditation on the Theorem of Pythagoras.’ This work was first conceived during a trip to Bari, Italy in 1972. While there, Bochner discovered that the Pythagoreans lived in the town of Meta...pontumnow Crotone, Calabriawhich held a Pythagorean temple. Bochner decided to visit the site and create an homage to the famous philosopher, who shared his belief that numbers and the relationships between them heavily impacted reality. While he anticipated using 50 stones in the process, Bochner was surprised to have three remaining after completing the sculpture. Upon reflection, he realized, On the one hand you have theoretical space where points are defined as having no dimensions. And on the otheryou have a real space where the three corner-points overlap. So, of course, it only took 47 stones. It was a kind of epiphany for meBecause it was my realization that sculpture exists in the space where the mental and the physical overlap. Around 1990, the artist was invited to recreate the revelatory work for an exhibition at Sergio Casoli’s gallery in Milan, which was soon revealed to be Lucio Fontana’s former studio. Casoli allowed Bochner to look through the boxes of materials that Fontana left behind after his death, which led him to discover the remaining pieces of colored glass that the artist inserted into the surfaces of his famous ‘Pietre’ series of ‘Concetto Spaziale’ paintings. Profoundly inspired by his findings, Bochner recreated the sculptural offering he made to Pythagoras in 1972, now using these beautifully hued chunks of Fontana’s Murano glass, which attributed the work with an even deeper significance than it held before. Photos by Alexa Hoyer (@alexa_hoyer) #MelBochner #ConceptualArt #MagazzinoItalianArt #Exhibition

Another work by Alighiero Boetti in the exhibition Bochner Boetti Fontana, ‘Dama,’ 1967-1968, is part of a small group of works executed in varying scales in which Alighiero Boetti enshrined his love of systems within a game of his own invention. This work consists of 100 playing pieces ordered in a jigsaw-like grid. The blocks in the work compose a playful yet preordained set of dominoes. As in the ‘Bollini (Stickers’ series, the pieces of ‘Dama’ fit together according... to an internal logic; the symbols along the sides of each block have only one match. Despite the work’s apparent simplicity, there is only one way to arrange its pieces in the correct order. This visual simplicity but conceptual complexity allowed Boetti to explore the ideas of order and disorder. Rules and variations are called into question in ‘Dama.’ As Boetti explained, I have worked much with the concept of order/disorderby presenting apparent disorder which was, in fact, the depiction of intellectual order. The thing is to know the rules of the game: he or she who does not know them will never recognize the order prevailing in things, just as someone who does not know the orders of the stars will always only see confusion, while an astronomer has a very clear view of things. Photo by Alexa Hoyer (@alexa_hoyer) #AlighieroBoetti #ArtePovera #MagazzinoItalianArt #Exhibition

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This fall, Magazzino Italian Art and artist Marinella Senatore launched an open call for sounds. Through November 7, 2020, volunteers from the #HudsonValley region and beyond are invited to share short sound recordings of anything that feels reflective of their current moment. Following the period of submissions, Senatore and composer Emiliano Branda will compose an original score that interweaves each and every sound recording received, creating a symphonic soundscape made u...p of the individual voices of the community. To participate, volunteers can share their audio recordings by either: - Calling +1 (845) 476-8409 and leaving a voicemail - Sending an audio recording via text message to +1 (845) 476-8409 - Emailing an audio recording to [email protected] To learn more about the project, tune into this recent conversation between #MarinellaSenatore and Magazzino Italian Art’s Director Vittorio Calabrese which was hosted by NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oUJeJsx6Bk&t=1s

Wonderful article in the The New York Times by Ted Loos about artist #MichelangeloPistoletto which also mentions his "Walking Sculpture" performance in the Village of #ColdSpring in 2017. Read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com//michelangelo-pistoletto-levy-gorv

Thank you Chronogram for featuring our current exhibition "Bochner Boetti Fontana" as part of this week's Hudson Valley events! https://www.chronogram.com//scare-up-some-fun-wit/Content

There is a little over a week left to make your submission for Marinella Senatore's ‘Cold Spring Soundtrack.' Launched in collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art, individuals from the Hudson Valley region and beyond are welcome to share short sound recordings of anything that feels reflective of their current moment. Participants can call and leave a voicemail or text their sound recording to +1 (845) 476-8409 or email their sound recording to [email protected] through ...November 7, 2020. For more information about the open call, head to magazzino.art//open-call-marinella-senatore-cold-spring-so #MarinellaSenatore #ColdSpringSoundtrack #ColdSpring #HudsonValley #OpenCall

Have you been to see the Bochner Boetti Fontana exhibition at Magazzino Italian Art yet? Alighiero Boetti’s 'Da mille a mille,’ 1975, is composed of eleven sheets of graph paper, each framed individually and placed alongside one another to form a coherent pattern. On each sheet, 1,000 small squares are hatched in ballpoint pen, the density of the squares diminishing from the first sheet to the last. The work shows the artist’s typical playful attitude with the proliferation... of squares that seems to diminish throughout the sheets. Moreover, the number of sheets is not by chance. Alighiero Boetti was fascinated by the number 11 which is based on the doubling of the number one as a metaphor of his innermost double identity as an artist. The coloring of 1,000 squares on each sheet is also related to the artist’s personal commitment to mathematics, all the numbers based on 1 and 0 representing the binary system of positive and negative. Various assistants were involved in the execution of the work. While each received the same instructions from Boetti, they were free to combine the squares in their own way, thus questioning the traditional status of the author as asingle entity. Photo by Alexa Hoyer (@alexa_hoyer) #AlighieroBoetti #ArtePovera #MagazzinoItalianArt #Exhibition

Thank you RaiPlayRadio and Elena Del Drago for this wonderful interview with Magazzino Italian Art Director, Vittorio Calabrese, Magazzino Italian Art Co-founder, Giorgio Spanu and artist Mel Bochner as they discuss the current "Bochner Boetti Fontana" exhibition on view at Magazzino Italian Art. To listen to the full interview, head to: https://www.raiplayradio.it//A3-IL-FORMATO-DELLaposARTE--- #MelBochner #AlighieroBoetti #LucioFontana

How gorgeous is this view? Take in as much of the crisp fall weather while you can. Walk through our grounds, take a seat outdoors, or visit our donkeys! Our grounds are open to the public Thursday Monday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No reservation is required to visit our grounds, but in order to visit the museum please book a reservation at www.magazzino.art/booking. Photo by Alexa Hoyer (@alexa_hoyer)... #Fall #FallFoliage #Foliage #UpstateNY #ColdSpringNY #MagazzinoItalianArt #Museum #MuseumMomentofZen

Located in the charming Village of Cold Spring, visitors to Magazzino Italian Art can also enjoy all the quaint shops, outdoor hiking, and beautiful scenery Cold Spring has to offer. Take a stroll down Main Street, visit a local farmer’s market, or read a book at the Hudson River Waterfront. There’s no shortage of things to do in this beautiful town. Photo by Jonathan Birns #Fall #HudsonValley #ColdSpringNY #VillageofColdSpring #Hiking #HudsonRiver #FarmersMarket