Materials at Edge: Giampiero Tagliaferri’s studio becomes a gallery for

Materials at Edge: Tagliaferri’s studio reimagined as gallery

For the Salone del Mobile, Giampiero Tagliaferri’s new Milan studio is presented as a site-specific exhibition space. Curated by Truls Blaasmo and Chiara Rusconi, the project foregrounds materiality as a central narrative device.

The venue, designed by the historic BBPR studio, frames works that push materials to their breaking point: pierced canvases, textured surfaces, heat-altered metals and layered treatments that blur the boundaries between painting, sculpture and design.

Highlights

• Key postwar Italian figures inform the conceptual backbone, with clear references to artists such as Fontana, Castellani, Kounellis, Sironi and Spalletti.
• Historical and modern works are placed in dialogue with pioneering avant-garde practices to build a historical continuum.
• Contemporary artists including Vanessa Beecroft, Olympia Scarry, Francesco Vezzoli, Simon Callery, François Durel, Jermay Michael Gabriel and Nathalie Provosty probe material limits through layering, abrasion and translucency.
• Site-specific interventions integrate furniture and interior architecture to emphasize the spatial presence of the works.

Curatorial concept

The exhibition examines the moment when a material loses its original function and becomes a form of expression. The curators aim to open a generational dialogue, contrasting postwar masters with contemporary practices that redefine techniques and supports.

Practical information

The show is hosted in Giampiero Tagliaferri’s new Milan studio, an architecturally significant space. As a site-specific project presented for Salone del Mobile, visitors should check opening hours, access rules and booking requirements before attending.

Curators: Truls Blaasmo and Chiara Rusconi.
Location: Giampiero Tagliaferri’s new studio, Milan.