The works of the artist from Brescia will be exhibited at the Museum of Santa Giulia and can be visited until January 28, 2024.
A major exhibition that will be held from September 14, 2023 to January 28, 2024, dedicated to the works of the multifaceted Lorenzo Mattotti . Organized by the Municipality in collaboration with the Brescia Musei Foundation and with the curator and art historian Melania Gazzotti .
Mattotti was born in Brescia and, in addition to being an artist, he is also a cartoonist , an illustrator and a director . The exhibition of his works will follow a precise path that will unfold in three areas , those that have influenced him most in his career.
It is the world of music, dance and cinema, which he explores and deepens through his new perspectives . His style has become unique and unmistakable and is the expression of his ability to go beyond the pre-set boundaries .
He therefore breaks the mold to mix different genres and languages with different techniques and styles . The first step of the exhibition concerns the artist’s relationship with music , through two important types of works.
On one hand, the illustrations collected in Lou Reed’s 2011 book The Raven . On the other, the large plates drawn in ink depicting Engelbert Humperdinck ‘s 2009 Hänsel und Gretel at the Paris Opera.
“The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily” Animated Feature Film
In the second step, instead, visitors will be able to see the role that cinema has had in Mattotti’s work . Here they will be able to admire the preparatory drawings together with some of his countless animations .
Also the works related to the interludes of the film Eros . Filmed in three episodes by directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh and Wong Kar-wai. Finally, a special space will be dedicated to his animated feature film .
This is the work “The famous invasion of the bears in Sicily” , released in cinemas in 2019. A story from the novel of the same name by Dino Buzzati . The last step will instead concern the artist’s relationship with dance .
Here will be exhibited three large unpublished canvases , which he painted for the Brescia exhibition and which belong to the cycle of works on collective dances. Finally, some drawings that were taken from the book Carneval of 2005 .
These were inspired by Mattotti ‘s experience at the Rio de Janeiro carnival . The exhibition further enriches the artistic and cultural program created by the Brescia Musei Foundation for 2023.
Year of Brescia Bergamo Italian Capital of Culture. The contemporary exhibition is perfectly inserted in the context of valorization of the cultural heritage of Brescia . In particular in the path of the Palcoscenici Archeologici project
A project that saw the exhibition of works by contemporary artists such as Francesco Vezzoli, born in Brescia in 1971, Emilio Isgrò, born in Sicily in 1937, and Fabrizio Plessi, born in Emilia in 1940.
Lorenzo Mattotti lives and works in Paris and was born in Brescia in 1954. He made his debut in 1984 with Fuochi , considered an event in the world of comics , thanks to which he won international awards .
Eclectic artist and very well known in the art world
His later works are all marked by his characteristic and continuous exploration. He crosses borders and breaks the patterns to explore new territories in the sign of eclecticism.
His books are very famous and have been translated into several languages. They have also appeared in well-known magazines and newspapers . Such as The New Yorker , Le Monde, Das Magazin, Süddeutsche Zeitung , le Nouvel Observateur, Corriere della Sera and la Repubblica.
He has created personal exhibitions at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and, more recently, at the Musei di Porta Romana in Milan . He also creates drawings for advertising campaigns and posters .
Among these are Cannes 2000 , the Roman Summer and for six years the official poster for the Venice International Film Festival . By the end of this year there will be a new publication with the Einaudi publishing house , I Millenni series.
