Piero Gilardi

As a result of receiving funds from PAC — Piano per l'Arte Contemporanea, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Castello di Rivoli has acquired Mare con gabbiano (Sea with seagull), 1967, an important historical work by Piero Gilardi (Turin – Italy, 1942-2023). The work is one of the very first examples of Tappeti-natura, a series that wrote an important chapter in the history of art, anticipating the current focus on ecological themes. To profile this acquisition, the museum, in collaboration with the Fondazione Centro Studi Piero Gilardi, presents a room dedicated to the artist with additional works, including the rarely seen Macchina per discorrere (Machine to converse), 1963, as well as archival materials.