Claudio Costa — Metamagico

Venue: PAV - Parco d'Arte Vivente, Via Giordano Bruno 31, Turin, Italy

Dates: from 15/05/2026 to 11/10/2026. Opening: 15/05/2026 at 18:30.

Overview

Metamagico is a comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to Claudio Costa (1942–1995), an artist whose practice blends visual anthropology, paleontology and ritual. The show gathers works, installations and archival material from the 1970s to highlight how Costa used natural matter as an archive of biological and cultural traces.

Curatorial focus and layout

Curated by Marco Scotini, the exhibition is organized into three main sections that reconstruct spaces between museum, archive and rite. Through panels, vitrines, installations and photographic series, Metamagico examines the artist’s method of excavation and classification—collecting, transforming and reinterpreting objects to probe origins and living memory.

Related programs

• AgriPittura: a hands-on workshop experimenting with natural landscape materials (earth, grass and other organic elements).
• Workshop_88 / Gira Voce 03: a community action led by Marina Arienzale to explore neighborhood voices and collective communication.

Why attend

This exhibition is relevant for visitors interested in contemporary art that intersects anthropological and environmental practices. It frames Costa’s work as a precursor to contemporary debates on ecology, biodiversity and the memory of living systems.

Practical information

• Address: PAV - Parco d'Arte Vivente, Via Giordano Bruno 31, Turin
• Period: 15 May – 11 October 2026
• Curator: Marco Scotini
• In collaboration with: Archivio Claudio Costa and C+N Gallery CANEPANERI

The exhibition offers a focused look at a pivotal strand of Italian art from the 1970s, linking artistic practice to social commitment and environmental questions.