The National Gallery of Slovenia, in cooperation with
the Galerija Fotografija gallery, is organizing an exhibition of more than two
hundred photos of the most important Italian photographers from the period of
Neorealism.
The research on Italian
cultural movement “Neorealismo” has concentrated mostly on literature and
cinema with little acknowledgement of the field of photography of the era. But
it is exactly in photography where it has probably produced its highest and
most coherent expression.
“Neorealism – the new image
in Italy 1932–1960” analyses the existing relationship between photography and
other fields of art, such as cinema and literature. The inspiration and reasons
that drove the various authors are addressed in order to show the way they
worked. Although they started from many diverse points of view and cultural
approaches, their work led to an outcome which became coherent. This project
also introduces a new interpretation of the phenomenon based upon the idea that
the roots of neo-realism can be found in the fascist period.
The exhibition unfolds
through different sections, starting from the privileged standpoint of
photography with nearly three hundred items of diverse typology. Next to the
mostly vintage photographic prints are the original forums through which they
were transmitted, such as illustrated magazines, photo-books and catalogues of
exhibitions that have deeply influenced the evolution of photographic
expression. The section devoted to the literature of the period illustrates the
works that marked and influenced the epoch and presents profiles of the major
authors. The world of cinema is represented with the most renowned movie
posters and through significant film cuts of the period, acting as didactic
material throughout the exhibition. Three DVDs have been created specifically
by Professor Gian Piero Brunetta in conjunction with the department of Film
Studies of the University of Padova for this exhibition.
All images and additional
materials, such as related publications, are organized by themes in order to
highlight the main characteristics of the neo-realistic image and to present
the work of the photographers who were active at the time in the right
perspective.
In the Galerija Fotografija
gallery the exhibition entitled “The Fifties” will present works by one of the most important photographers
of Italian neorealism, Nino Migliori.
Photographs are by Carlo Bavagnoli, Gianni
Berengo Gardin, Piergiorgio Branzi, Alfredo Camisa, Mario Carbone, Mario
Carrieri, Tranquillo Casiraghi, Alfa Castaldi, Cesare Colombo, Carlo Cosulich,
Carlo Dalla Mura, Pasquale De Antonis, Mario De Biasi, Nino De Pietro, Mario
Dondero, Ernesto Fantozzi, Tullio Farabola, Mario Giacomelli, Giancolombo,
Mario Ingrosso, Alberto Lattuada, Giuseppe Leone, Sante Vittorio Malli, Cecilia
Mangini, Nino Migliori, Ugo Mulas, Federico Patellani, Franco Pinna, Stefano
Robino, Fulvio Roiter, Chiara Samugheo, Tazio Secchiaroli, Enzo Sellerio,
Roberto Spampinato, Pablo Volta, Ugo Zovetti and many others.