Milan’s Ramo Collection comprises nearly 600 works on paper by artists belonging to some of the most important movements and tendencies in twentieth-century Italian art. This exhibition – the first to present a selection of drawings from the Collection outside Italy – explored the discipline as more than just a ‘preparatory’ activity, considering it as an art form in its own right.
Founded in Genoa in 1926, MITA was an Italian firm that specialized in rugs, tapestries and other textiles, and earned its reputation by collaborating with some of Italy's most talented artists. This exhibition revealed the company's characteristically Italian approach to design.
Exploring the aesthetics of Art Informel, minimalism and hard-edged abstraction, Bice Lazzari's paintings made a significant contribution to twentieth-century Italian art, yet have remained largely unknown outside her native country.