Enrico Castellani, via Art Observed

Enrico Castellani, one of Europe’s pioneering avant-garde artists in the year’s following WWII, has passed away at the age of 87 in his home of Celleno, Italy, near Rome.  Castellani was a relentlessly inventive and creative painter, having worked closely with a number of groups and collectives including Cobra group, Group Zero, and the Neo-Concrete artists in Brazil.   (more…)

Zero Group founder Enrico Castellani will launch a rare exhibition of his works at Dominique Lévy in London, the first solo showing of the artist’s work in the city.  “He thinks things over very deliberately. There has to be a reason,” says Emilio Steinberger, one of the gallery’s senior partners. (more…)

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Installation view of Castellani/Flavin/Judd/Uecker via Haunch of Venison

Currently on view at Haunch of Venison in London is an exhibition that explores the connections between four seminal artists; Enrico Castellani, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Günther Uecker. The exhibition includes works from 1964 to today from these four artists who were born within six years of each other and shared aesthetic objects while working on different sides of the Atlantic.

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Installation view of Castellani/Flavin/Judd/Uecker via Haunch of Venison

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