2021 - 2021 - XXI

617

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 106; Larghezza: 77; Profondità: 6

tessuto

Ian Berry is a British artist who has managed to transform an everyday material like denim into a unique and recognisable art form. Born in Huddersfield, after studying art and working in advertising, he decided to devote himself completely to his artistic passion. His signature style is striking: he exclusively uses recycled jeans, jackets and other denim garments to create visually striking portraits, landscapes and urban scenes. Over the years, Berry has gained international recognition, so much so that in 2013 he was listed by Art Business News as one of the 30 most influential artists on the contemporary scene. His works have been exhibited in prestigious museums, such as the Rijswijk Museum in the Netherlands and the Levi Strauss Museum in Germany, and one of his permanent installations can be found at the New San Fran Flower Mart in San Francisco.
Among his most fascinating creations is “Garibaldi in jeans” (2021) in denim on denim, in which the artist reworks Gerolamo Induno's famous work “Garibaldi at Marsala” from the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento in Turin. The work was exhibited as part of the Genova Jeans project and is now kept at the Museo del Risorgimento in Genoa, where it dialogues with the historical memory of the city and the country. Artwork made using pieces of jeans depicting Giuseppe Garibaldi standing with the Italian flag waving in his hand. In the distance behind him are visible some buildings, a group of people on the beach and three sailing ships.

1915 - 1915 - XX

200

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 200; Larghezza: 130

acquarello-carta-cartone

It was March 1915 when the City of Genoa entrusted Plinio Nomellini with the task of designing the poster for the inauguration of the Monumento ai Mille (Monument to the Thousand), which was to take place in Quarto the following 5 May with the participation of Gabriele D'Annunzio. The poster was to be replicated in two thousand copies to be affixed in Genoa and neighbouring municipalities. The Museum preserves the original sketch in tempera on paper.
The result is not only a celebratory graphic work, but a powerful instrument of political and cultural communication. Its function goes far beyond the simple promotion of an event: it is part of a crucial moment in Italian history, just a few days before the country's entry into the First World War (24 May 1915), and reflects the climate of patriotic and interventionist fervour that permeated public opinion. Poster commemorating the departure of the Thousand depicting a young boy in the foreground waving a red flag, behind him on the left armed volunteers are recognisable by their red shirts.

1820 - 1900 - XIX

30

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 30; Larghezza: 23

tempera su carta

This work by Giuseppe Isola contains many details that help to reconstruct the story of the birth of the Canto degli italiani. Behind the standing figure of the musician is in fact the score of Mameli's hymn, resting on the music stand of a piano, wrapped in the Italian tricolour, while in the background are images recalling Risorgimento events, most likely the events of the Five Days of Milan. The Maestro is holding a pen in his hand and the impression is perhaps that he has just got up from the stool where he has just finished writing the score of “Fratelli d'Italia”, which, according to tradition, he did in fact do so quickly thanks to a prompt inspiration, as soon as he received Mameli's text. Portrait of Michele Novaro. The composer is inside a frescoed room; behind him is the outline of a piano on which rests the score of the Canto degli Italiani.

GX1993.469

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 149,5; Larghezza: 104

olio su tavola

After graduating from the conservatory in 1922, Menotti Salta (Perugia 1893 – Assisi 1972) moved to New York in 1927, where he was immediately hired by the Paramount Theatre and, a few years later, by the legendary Radio City Music Hall. During this period, he composed numerous symphonic works that made him famous in the United States. The symphony orchestra of the National Broadcasting Company periodically performed several of his compositions and performances of his works were also given in Europe. At the same time, he continued his work as a singing teacher and launched a number of renowned artists into the opera firmament. He remained in the United States until 1963, the year of his return to Italy.
In the background of the painting appear, on the left, the green hills of Umbria, Salta's and Dottori's native region, while on the right rise the skyscrapers of New York. The musician, wearing a black jersey and with a virile pose, represents the symbol of the Italian who successfully establishes himself beyond national borders. The painting depicts Menotti Salta, composer, pianist, singing teacher and conductor, a great friend of the painter Gerardo Dottori since childhood.

1890 - 1900 - XIX

M.G.L.532

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 22; Larghezza: 35

olio su tela

1650 - 1699 - XVII

M.G.L.191

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 88,3; Larghezza: 56,5; Profondità: 19

Noce d'India intagliato

Un'ostinata illusione: la misurazione del tempo e gli orologi Luxoro - Genova - 2004

Daytime table clock with a Genoese case, probably containing a night-time mechanism replaced by a 17th-century German one. Architectural case with a broken circular tympanum pediment, surmounted by three gilded bronze cherubs. The copper display, painted with polychrome garlands and a central depiction of Time, houses a circular dial with Roman numerals.

1640 - 1660 - XVII

M.G.L. 568

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 60; Larghezza: 40,5; Profondità: 17,5

cassa in pero ebanizzato intagliato

Un'ostinata illusione: la misurazione del tempo e gli orologi Luxoro - Genova - 2004

1701 - 1800 - XVIII

M.G.L.1965

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 51; Larghezza: 36,7; Profondità: 18,3

casssa in radica di noce, bronzo dorato

Un'ostinata illusione: la misurazione del tempo e gli orologi Luxoro - Genova - 2004

1750 - 1800 - XVIII

M.G.L.152

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 73; Larghezza: 41; Profondità: 14

legno intagliato, laccato e dipinto

Un'ostinata illusione: la misurazione del tempo e gli orologi Luxoro - Genova - 2004

GG2003.5.1

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 78; Larghezza: 40; Profondità: 47

tubolare metallico e compensato

The partnership between architect and painter Gabriele Mucchi and industrialist Emilio Pino represents an exemplary case in the context of nascent Italian proto design in the interwar years. In fact, Mucchi designed a series of steel tube seats for the Parabiago metal furniture company, creating successful models, such as the S.5 stackable chair, used by several architects for their interior designs. This was the case with Luigi Carlo Daneri, who used several models of tubular metal chairs and armchairs for the furnishings of his Rinaldo Piaggio mountain colony in Santo Stefano d'Aveto (1939). Tubular metal and plywood chair with simple, geometric lines.