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Scarpitta in Context: Germano Celant and Paul Schimmel in Conversation
A fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from nonobjective abstraction to radical realism. Deeply admired in Europe, where he began his career, the artist has yet to be fully recognized in his native United States. Please join us for an informative dialogue between Germano Celant, artistic director of the Prada Foundation and former senior curator of contemporary art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Paul Schimmel, former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and organizer of "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void 1949–1962." They will discuss Scarpitta’s significant contribution to visual art, his critical reception, and his first-hand experience of World War II.
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By Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenA fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from nonobjective abstraction to radical realism. Deeply admired in Europe, where he began his career, the artist has yet to be fully recognized in his native United States. Please join us for an informative dialogue between Germano Celant, artistic director of the Prada Foundation and former senior curator of contemporary art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Paul Schimmel, former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and organizer of "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void 1949–1962." They will discuss Scarpitta’s significant contribution to visual art, his critical reception, and his first-hand experience of World War II.