Giulio Paolini

Galleria Christian Stein, Milan

Rhona Hoffmann Gallery, Chicago

Galerie Albert Baronian, Brussels

Gilbert De Baene, Bruges

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993

Spoleto, Palazzo Rosari Spada, XXVII Festival dei Due Mondi, Giulio Paolini, Casa di Lucrezio, June – July 1984, p. 30, no. 10 (text) (incorrectly titled)

Rivoli, Castello di Rivoli, Ouverture, Decemeber 1984 – February 1985, p. 62, illustrated 

Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Anselmo, Fabro, Kounellis, Mario Merz, Paolini, Zorio, May – June 1986

Anversa, ICC International Cultureel Centrum, Galerie Albert Baronian in ICC, November – December 1988, p. 51, illustrated in colour (incorrectly dated)

Exh. Cat., Berlin, Daadgalerie, Rosenfest Berlin 1984, 1984, p. 134, illustrated

Exh. Cat., Paris, Galerie Maeght Lelong, Paolini, Melanconia ermetica, 1985, p. 13, illustrated in colour

Rivoli, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’arte contemporanea, Giulio Paolini, Casa Lucrezio, 1981-84, 1987, n.p., illustrated

Maddalena Disch, Giulio Paolini, Catalogo Ragionato, 1983-1999, Vol. II, 1984, n.p., no. 514, illustrated in colour

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the blue in the photograph on the top of the plexiglass box is brighter and more vibrant and the plaster casts are whiter and less grey in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is some glue residue on the bottom left corner to the lid of the plexiglass box and the top right corner is lifting. Close inspection reveals some minor scratches to the plexiglass and some slight abrasions in places to the photograph. There is some light surface dirt and media accretions in places to the plaster casts and a few small nicks and chips to some edges and protruding elements of the plaster pieces, which are inherent to the artist's working process.
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"Even with the works where the classical image seems to be ruined, like the works in broken plaster, still, there is always a fascination for the classical. It’s this fascination with the classical that sets Paolini apart from other artists of his generation – even or especially his fellow Italians, the nation who invented classicism.” (Barry Schwabsky, 'Giulio Paolini. Art at room temperature', in: Italia, London, 30 June 2010, p. 36).