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Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Gilberto Zorio” is on view at Castello di Rivoli in Turin, Italy, through Sunday, February 18. The solo exhibition, curated by Marcella Beccaria, presents historic and recent work by the Italian artist, who is known for his affiliation with the Arte Povera movement.
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Gilberto Zorio, Letto (Bed), 1966, Dalmine pipes, black rubber rods, and lead sheet.
PAOLO PANZERA/COURTESY GALLERIA DE'FOSCHERARI, BOLOGNA/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Gilberto Zorio, Il fuoco è passato (Fire Went By), 1968, metallic net, reinforced concrete, and combustion.
PAOLO BRESSANO/COURTESY LIA RUMMA
Installation view of "Gilberto Zorio," 2017–18, curated by Marcella Beccaria, at Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy.
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Installation view of "Gilberto Zorio," 2017–18, curated by Marcella Beccaria, at Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy.
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Gilberto Zorio, Scala aggettante (Jutting Ladder), 2015, telescopic ladder, stainless tube, dalmine clamps, American grip, sculptor’s compass, two feminine javelins, Pyrex containers, copper bar, copper sulphate, phosphorus, water, and salt.
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Gilberto Zorio, Canoa aggettante (Jutting Canoe), 2016, canoe, Pyrex cruet, steel, compressor, hiss, air breath, alcohol, phosphorus, and timer.
COURTESY GALLERIA DE'FOSCHERARI, BOLOGNA/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Gilberto Zorio, Giunchi con arco voltaico (Reeds with Voltaic Arch), 1969, reeds, copper bars, gold plate, electric arching-spark, and timer.
COURTESY SONNABEND GALLERY, NEW YORK/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Gilberto Zorio, è Utopia, la realtà, è rivelazione (Is Utopia, the Reality, Is Revelation), 1971, iron, phosphorescent wax, fluorescent letters, halogen lamps, Wood’s lamps, and timer, installation view.
SALVATORE LICITRA/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Gilberto Zorio, Stella calibrata (Calibrated Star), 2016, five sculptor’s calibers, threaded rebar, Pyrex cruet, copper sulphate, red phosphorus, copper crucible, and plier.
PAOLO PANZERA/COURTESY GALLERIA DE'FOSCHERARI, BOLOGNA
Gilberto Zorio, Marrano con treccia (Marrano with braid), 2016, braid of copper, marrano, steel, compressor, hissing, phosphorus, and timer.
PAOLO PANZERA/COURTESY GALLERIA DE'FOSCHERARI, BOLOGNA
Gilberto Zorio, Canoa aggettante (Jutting Canoe), 2016, canoe, Pyrex cruet, steel, compressor, hiss, air breath, alcohol, phosphorus, and timer.
PAOLO PANZERA/COURTESY GALLERIA DE'FOSCHERARI, BOLOGNA
Gilberto Zorio, Stella incandescente (Incandescent Star), 1972, incandescent nickel-chromium, aluminum javelin, 10 iron tubes, electric wires.
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST