RASSEGNA MIART 2019

03/04/2019 web web foglio sheet 3/5 A Cattaneo’s study of materials and their physical presence in the space (MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch). (Press release) Interview with Chris Sharp — Elena Bordignon: Together with Anthony Reynolds, you are curating Generations, the section in which two galleries are invited to create a dialogue between two artists belonging to two different generations. Would you like to tell me something more about the main characteristics of this new section? Chris Sharp: Well, I should start by saying that this section is not new to the fair. This is the third year it is taking place, and it builds upon a section formerly known as ThenNow, which was initially inaugurated in 2014. What is new about this particular edition is the fact that it was organized by two “gallerists” so to speak, as opposed to conventional curators. By gallerists, I mean professionals who have a commercial trajectory in addition to a curatorial one, such as myself and Anthony. Alessandro had the very canny idea of putting the section in the hands of professionals who actually have a stake in, and therefore (some) knowledge of the commercial sector of the art world. Whether or not Anthony and I were the best candidates for this is debatable. I myself am a curator who plays at being a dealer due to the necessity of supporting his space, and Anthony is a legendary dealer with a highly non commercial program. Perhaps our relatively unorthodox modes of operating are precisely what qualified us for this position. Whatever the case may be, the section, which is meant to function as both the fulcrum and the connective tissue between the modern and contemporary parts of the fair, is full of surprising and delightful pairings. Some of the parings, such as that of Richard Rezac with Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin plus Giacomo Richard Rezac, Dreigesicht (Hurson) 2016 Cast bronze and nickel-plated cast bronze 40 × 14.6 × 3.81 cm Courtesy: Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin — 3 / 5 ATPDIARY.COM Data Pagina Foglio 03-04-2019 089504 Miart