Date
03.11.2021 | 07.11.2021
Location
Villa Chiuminatto, Torino

From 5 to 7 November the distinguished and elegant spaces of Villa Chiuminatto in Turin, headquarters of the energy company newcleo, will exceptionally host a collective exhibition curated by MASSIMODECARLO gallery.

Built in 1923 by the architect Gottardo Gussoni as a commission for Sir Giacomo Chiuminatto, Villa Chiuminatto, in its full eclectic style, stands in the heart of the Crocetta district of Turin, with its unique travertine stone silhouette. The Villa has been returned to its original splendor thanks to a careful conservative restoration by Studio Archi 2 initiated by the Buono Lopera family.

Villa Chiuminatto opens its historical spaces to the public with the energy of contemporary art. The bright exterior rigor of the building and its interior decorations are further enhanced thanks to a selection of artworks by international artists selected by MASSIMODECARLO. The exhibition project in the prestigious setting of Villa Chiuminatto activates the multiple languages ​​of contemporaneity in a mutual exchange of meanings and layers of thought and possibility, triggering a dialogue between artists whose research ranges from humankind to myth and nature.

The exhibition itinerary starts on the ground floor where the visitor is welcomed by a herd of coloured animals by Carsten Höller before encountering the graphic figurative portraits by Tomoo Gokita and the pre-Raphaelite suggestions of Piotr Uklanski. The visit continues with unexpected encounters including the sculptures of Urs Fischer, the masks and chairs of Rob Pruitt and the grotesque characters by Luigi Ontani. In one of the meeting rooms of Villa Chiuminatto, unexpected analogies appear such as the assonance between the work of Elmgreen & Dragset and that of John Armleder. The exhibition project also embraces the exterior in the garden surrounding the Villa, with the domestic singularity of Massimo Bartolini’s work, the pungent irony of Maurizio Cattelan and the formal magnetism of Matthew Monahan.

NEWCLEO

newcleo is the clean and safe nuclear technology company. Privately funded and headquartered in London, UK, newcleo was launched in 2021 to be a disruptor in the field of nuclear energy. Its mission is to generate safe, clean and inexhaustible energy for the world, through a radically innovative combination of existing, accessible technologies.

newcleo is building the next generation system with the goals to: (1) eliminate the need for geological repositories by using a fast neutron flux avoiding production of long life radioactive elements; (2) develop an Accelerator Driven System (ADS), based on the intrinsically safe coupling of a particle accelerator and a sub-critical reactor; (3) accelerate the development of new fuel cycles, including thorium, that provide economic, clean, safe and inexhaustible energy from nuclei and the opportunity to burn the long-lived nuclear waste produced by the old generation of nuclear reactors.

With visionary co-founders, newcleo brings together a team of engineers with deep knowledge of nuclear energy with younger recruits with a fresh mindset, working to design an innovative micro-Lead Fast Reactor with significant commercial applications, for example in shipping. newcleo wants to be the first step toward the evolution of its industry to become fully respectful of people and the environment. To develop a new, sustainable, and completely safe way of generating nuclear energy that will lead humanity to zero emissions, and to the mitigation of global warming.

Opere

HOE 093 001
Red Walrus
2011
Carsten Höller
HOE 137 A 001
Octopus
2014
Carsten Höller
HOE 171 A 001
Snake
2013
Carsten Höller
TOM 035 A 6 L5o UV kwx4wf
Confinement
2019
Tomoo Gokita
FIU 025 001
Ghostwriter
2016
Urs Fischer
FIU 042 A 001
TBD Man with Hat
2019
Urs Fischer
FIU 039 A 001
Leg
2019
Urs Fischer
FIU 041 A 001
Spoon
2019
Urs Fischer
FIU 008 001
Scribbler
2016
Urs Fischer
ARM 014 A 001
Untitled
1992
John Armleder
PRR 007 A 001
Untitled
2014
Richard Prince
PRU 146 A 001
Tragedy
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 148 A 001
Comedy
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 149 A 001
Basket Case
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 152 A 001
Gold Taped Chair
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 160 A 001
Green Taped Stool
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 162 A 002
Blue Taped Chair
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 167 A 001
Red Taped Chair
2020
Rob Pruitt
PRU 168 A 001
Gold Taped Chair
2020
Rob Pruitt