Advanced knowledge of the history of post-war art, chiefly in Italy.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will focus on the journal "Spazio", founded by Luigi Moretti in 1950 in Rome and published for about three years. The journal, recently digitized by the Biblioteca delle Arti at Roma Tre University, has been a place of formal experimentation and unconditional support for modern art and architecture. Along with some interesting investigation into history of art and architecture, “Spazio” deals with some crucial and controversial aspects of the Italian post-war period, related to the legacy of the fascist regime.
Programme
Spazio: a journal in post-war ItalyThe course will focus on the journal "Spazio", founded by Luigi Moretti in 1950 in Rome and published for about three years. The journal, recently digitized by the Biblioteca delle Arti at Roma Tre University, has been a place of formal experimentation and unconditional support for modern art and architecture. Along with some interesting investigation into history of art and architecture, “Spazio” deals with some crucial and controversial aspects of the Italian post-war period, related to the legacy of the fascist regime.
Core Documentation
Spazio: http://arti.sba.uniroma3.it/rivistaspazio/Reference Bibliography
Barbara Cinelli, Nebulosa Astrazione. Luigi Moretti e i pittori di Roma, 1947-1954, in Bruno Reichlin e Letizia Tedeschi (a cura di), Luigi Moretti. Razionalismo e trasgressività tra barocco e informale, catalogo della mostra (MAXXI Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Roma, 30 maggio-28 novembre 2010), Electa, Milano 2010, pp. 187-197. Letizia Tedeschi, Algoritmie spaziali. Gli artisti, la rivista “Spazio” e Luigi Moretti (1950-1953), ivi, pp. 137-177 Further readings will be provided at the beginning of the course.Type of delivery of the course
Lectures and seminars, visits in small groups to related collections and/or exhibitions. The course may be subject to some changes due to the development of the COVID19 epidemic.Type of evaluation
Paper on a topic assigned by the teacher. Papers must be submitted no later than 15 days before the scheduled exam.