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Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7 pm
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Medardo Rosso
Inventing Modern Sculpture
Opening | Medardo Rosso
Medardo Rosso (Turin, 1858 – Milan, 1928) was one of the great pioneers of modernism and is still considered an important reference figure by many artists to this day. He created a radically anti-monumental and deeply experimental oeuvre that explores the boundaries between media, materials and forms of presentation. In a comprehensive retrospective, Rosso's groundbreaking work – sculptures, photographs and drawings – is now juxtaposed for the first time with artistic positions from 150 years and analyzed, which makes it so “alarmingly alive” (Phyllida Barlow) to this day.
Opening on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Program starting at 7 pm
Introduction: Karola Kraus, General Director, mumok
On the exhibition: Heike Eipeldauer, Curator
Followed by a reception with sparkling wine by Kattus
Free Admission!
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Medardo Rosso in his studio in Boulevard des Batignolles, 1890
© Archivio Medardo Rosso
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Medardo Rosso
Ecce Puer, 1920 (1906)
Wachs auf Gips / Wax over plaster, 47 x 34 x 32 cm
Collection Peter Freeman, Inc. New York/Paris and Amedeo Porro Fine Arts Lugano/London, Photo: Marilena Anzani
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Edgar Degas
Little dancer aged fourteen, 1880–81 (cast made c. 1922)
Sainsbury Centre, UEA, UK
Photo: Pete Huggins
![[Translate to English:] Amedeo Modigliani Marie (Marie, fille du peuple), 1918](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/1/csm_03_Amedeo_Modigliani_6e04cc64c0.jpg)
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Amedeo Modigliani
Marie (Marie, fille du peuple), 1918
Courtesy of Kunstmuseum Basel
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Auguste Rodin
Torse d'Homme, 1887–1888
CC0 Paris Musées / Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
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Medardo Rosso
Bambino malato, 1895
Photo: mumok / Markus Wörgötter
Museo Medardo Rosso, Barzio
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Lynda Benglis
Baby Contraband (Detail), 1969
© Lynda Benglis. Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Courtesy the artist, Pace Gallery and Thomas Dane Gallery
© Bildrecht, Wien 2024
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Medardo Rosso, Ecce Puer, post 1920 (ca. 1906)
Detail, Courtesy: Federico Fabbri, London, Photo: Galleria Russo, Rome
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Medardo Rosso
Enfant malade, post 1895 (1893–1895)
© Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milano
Photo: Copyright Comune di Milano – all rights reserved – Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milano
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