Arte Ambientale, Urban Space, and Participatory Art

Working in 1970s Italy, a group of artists-namely Ugo La Pietra, Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco Summa, and Franco Vaccari-sought new spaces to create and exhibit art. Looking beyond the gallery, they generated sculptural, conceptual, and participatory interventions, called Arte Ambientale (Environmental Art), situated in the city streets. Their experiments emerged at a time of cultural crisis, when fierce domestic terrorism aggravated an already fragile political situation. To confront the malaise, these artists embraced a position of artistic autonomy and social critique, democratically connecting the city's inhabitants through direct art practices.

About the author

Martina Tanga is an independent art historian and curator.

Summary

Working in 1970s Italy, a young generation of artists, namely Ugo La Pietra, Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco Summa, and Franco Vaccari, sought new spaces for the creation and exhibition of art.

Product details

• Authors: Martina Tanga
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2022
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781032338378
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233837-8
• Pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
• Subjects: ART / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, ART / European, ART / Art & Politics, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Italy, urban arts, History of Art, Art & design styles: from c 1960, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, public art interventions, participatory art practices, Italian conceptual art, environmental art movements Italy, 1970s cultural history, social critique in art, sculpture in urban environments