Mario Merz - Pageantry of painting. Corteo della pittura

From May 12 – September 26 2010 the Fondazione Merz presents a huge exhibition titled Mario Merz. Pageantry of painting. Corteo della Pittura, about 20 large paintings selected by Rudi Fuchs with the help of Cristina Mundici. 

Rudi Fuchs, the exhibition’s curator, describes the vision at the origin of his idea: “I remember from childhood certain ceremonial pageants of guilds in which the members carried large banners with those heraldic figures in strong colours. They marched to the town square where they then held competitions in artful banner swaying, which were acrobatic and spectacular. Whenever I see Mario’s large paintings, I remember those festive pageants – and I want to present an exhibition of maybe twenty of those banner-like images in a theatrical display to give them back their particular flourish. The idea is indeed that of a colourful pageant. In the show they cannot move of course but an installation is possible, I think, in which the banners will appear to be rolling and waving.” read more on the foundation's website