Exhibitions
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| March 4 - September 25, 2011 |
July 15, 2010 - Jan. 08, 2012 |
In the entrance hall of the Wolfsoniana the four statues by the
Piedmontese sculptor Giuseppe Carnevale, portraying the King Vittorio
Emanuele II, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Camillo Benso Count of Cavour and
Giuseppe Mazzini, introduce the visitor to this section devoted to the
Risorgimento which points out the cultural and esthetic spirit of the
Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection.
The two Chiavari chairs with the Savoy coat-of-arms, dated 1890 circa,
draw attention to the prominent interest in the decorative arts as well
as the elaborate carved frame of the embossed copper portrait of
Vittorio Emanuele II by Andrea Cariello – on loan from the Museo
del Risorgimento in Genoa – and the Staffordshire pottery figure
of Garibaldi, an hero who was particularly beloved in England,
especially after his renowned visit in 1864. The historic character of
the other works of art, related to the period of the Risorgimento,
documents the political courses of the period through the images and
the propaganda means of communication. Particularly the paintings Italy
gives the railroad to Genoa (1905 c.) by Luigi De Servi and The
entrance of Giommaria Angioj to Sassari (1877) by Giuseppe Sciuti refer
to two peculiar celebrative moments of the local history. The sketch
for the frescoes of Brignole railroad station celebrates the
construction of the national railroad as a contribution to the unity of
Italy, while the study for the decorations of the Palace of the
Province in Sassari commemorates the famous Sardinian national hero and
patriot who, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, led the
risings of 1794-96 against feudal privileges.
The Exhibitions of the Collection
- The Wolfson Collection. Features of Italian art between the two
wars, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, June 28 – September 8, 1996
- The vision of the prism. The Wolfson Collection, Palazzo
Pilotta, Parma, November 21, 1999 – February 13, 2000
- Futurist words and images from the Wolfson Collection, Casa
Italiana Zerilli Marimò, New York, February 20 – March 15,
2001; ItaloAmerican Museum, San Francisco, May 10 – July 8, 2001;
Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, November 23– December 22, 2001
- Under Mussolini. Decorative and Propaganda Arts of the Twenties
and Thirties from the Wolfson Collection, Genoa, Estorick Collection of
modern Italian art, London, October 2 - December 22, 2002
- Art in the Palace. The Wolfsonian Collection 1880-1945,
exhibition catalogue, Palazzo della Regione Liguria and Palazzo Ducale,
Genova, September 17 – November 16, 2003
- The Wolfson Collection. Features of Italian art between the two
wars, Palazzina delle Arti “L.R. Rosaia”, La Spezia, 4
December 2003 – 1 February 2004
- Galileo Chini e i cicli decorativi
della Biennale di Venezia. Opere dall'archivio storico della
Biennale di Venezia, 17 gennaio 2007 – 1 luglio 2007
- Antonia Campi. Ceramica e design.
Dal 4 aprile al 2 novembre 2008
- Dittatura di partito e vita
quotidiana nella DDR. Dal 28 novembre 2008 al 5 aprile 2009
- Thermal Deco. Galileo Chini and
the Berzieri thermal baths at Salsomaggiore. April 29 - October 18,
2009
- Advertising and
Propaganda. Futurist Ceramics and Graphics. December 5, 2009 - May
2, 2010
- Novecento a Tavola.
July 15, 2010 - April, 2011
- United Italy at the Wolfsoniana.
March 4 - September 25, 2011
Exhibitions by The Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection -
Fondazione Regionale C. Colombo
- Six Wonderful Days. An invitation to travel on the great Italian
ships, Palazzo della Nuova Borsa, Museo dell'Accademia Ligustica di
Belle Arti, Genoa, Tormena, Genoa, 13 December 2002 – 16 February
2003
- Glances at the Twentieth century. Towards 2004. Preview of a
project for Nervi’s museums, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di
Genoa e Imperia, Genoa, 23 December 2002 – 28 February 2003
- Guido Galletti. Sculpture in Liguria between the two wars,
Palazzo San Giorgio, Genoa, 21 February – 28 March 2004
- Architecture in Liguria from the Twenties to the Fifties, Palazzo
della Borsa Nuova, Genoa, 29 May – 30 June 2004
- Stars on the sea. Images and imagery of life on board
transatlantic liners, Palazzina delle Arti “L.R. Rosaia”,
La Spezia, 10 July – 5 September 2004
- Walls Decorations in Italy 1920-1940 Wolfsoniana, 17 December
2005 – 5 November 2006
- Garibaldi. The Myth. Posters and Propaganda. (flyer) Exhibition curated
by Silvia Barisione, Matteo Fochessati, Gianni Franzone catalogue
published by Giunti, Florence. Wolfsoniana, 17 November - 2 March 2008
