Achille Bonito Oliva is one of the most influential Italian art critics of the late twentieth century. Known above all for theorizing Transavanguardia, he helped redefine the role of criticism as an active force inside the contemporary art system, not merely as commentary after the artwork.
This tag brings together articles connected to Bonito Oliva’s critical legacy, the return to painting, Italian postmodern art, and the artists associated with Transavanguardia, including Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Nicola De Maria and Mimmo Paladino.
L'ozio di Sisifo – Sandro Chia How Transavanguardia turned the return to painting into a critical, visual, and market strategy for the 1980s. Transavanguardia is often
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Mimmo Paladino - Euclide Master of Multimedial Art and Universal Emotion Mimmo Paladino, a prominent figure in the contemporary art scene, has captivated audiences
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Sandro Chia - Discussione su l’arte e la pittura (Discussion on Art and Painting), 1999 How Sandro Chia turned myth, color and the human figure into a postmodern stage for painting after Conceptual Art. Sandro
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Enzo Cucchi, Untitled, 2008. Photo Omar Golli Enzo Cucchi is often described as one of the central figures of the Italian Transavanguardia. That is correct, but it
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Francesco Clemente - Summer Self II - 2011 - courtesy Galleria Lorcan O’Neill, Roma How Francesco Clemente turned painting into a space of fragmented identity, spiritual tension and postmodern self-questioning. Francesco Clemente is often
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