In occasion of the Milan Design Week, Spazio Lima and pconp studio are pleased to present Sconvolti, a project in collaboration with the Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza.
We are on the scene of an explosion: scattered materials, altered surfaces, a reddish light lingering in the air. Entering the room, one meets the fixed gazes of cats—silent and watchful—witnesses to a change that has just occurred or to something that is about to happen.
Sconvolti brings into dialogue two artistic explorations separated by time: those of Carlo Zauli and Riccardo Previdi, both characterized by a latent tension that manifests in the materiality of their works. Zauli’s Vasi Sconvolti bear the marks of transformation: the material deforms, opens up, as if struck by a sudden force. This gesture marks a break from the pursuit of formal balance of the previous decade, instead revealing the unease of the historical period in which they were created. Made from 1976 onward, during Italy’s Years of Lead, these works seem to absorb and reflect the uncertainty of their time, turning ceramics into a sensitive, almost vulnerable surface.
Riccardo Previdi’s works amplify this sense of instability. The sculptures in his Attenti al lupo series take the shape of Maneki Neko, the famous Japanese lucky cats, but here their attitude is different: they do not welcome; they observe. Their hypnotic and enigmatic gaze suggests a vigilant presence, a threshold to be crossed with caution.
The black beam, divided into three parts, evokes either a fragment of a collapsed structure or, conversely, a point of support—a raft on which to regain balance. Around it, objects and figures arrange themselves in a choreography that interweaves memory and the present, matter and life.
Bringing this suspended tension to a close is Previdi’s red neon piece—a portrait of gallerist and friend Massimo Minini, created using his handwriting and titled with his given name: Massimo (it’s just a matter of time), 2023. An invitation to observe and perceive the subtle boundary between what has been and what is about to happen.
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Riccardo Previdi, Carlo Zauli | SconvoltiType
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April 07, 2025 06:00 PMUntil
April 13, 2025 06:00 PMVenue
Spazio Lima @ pconp studioAddress
