The contemporary art space at the Gucci Museo in Florence is showcasing works by three female artists from the François Pinault collection. The exhibition, titled "Femminilita Radicale," runs until September 7th. The exhibition focuses on Evelyn Axel, Lee Lozano, and Alina Shaposhnikov. Their radical approaches had caused them to recede from the art world's forefront, but in recent years, their work has been rediscovered through solo and joint exhibitions. This is the first time that the works of these three artists have been exhibited together in Europe. Belgian artist Evelyn Axel was born in 1935. She studied ceramics and worked as an actress. She later turned to painting in 1963 and was active in the Pop Art movement. Her work explores themes of eroticism, femininity, and space flight, including performances featuring nude women wearing only astronaut helmets. Died in 1972.
American Lee Lozano was born in 1930. He began his career in the mid-1990s, using nails, hammers, and other materials to create works that express a fierce rejection of male chauvinism and capitalism. His radical style led him to retreat from the public eye, but he began to re-enter the spotlight in the late 1990s, and he is now considered a key figure in the art history of the second half of the 20th century. He passed away in 1999.
Polish Alina Szaposhnikov was born in 1926. She exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1962 and later held a solo exhibition in Paris. She created sketches and sculptures based on the theme of the body in various states, such as attractive bodies, suffering bodies, and bodies ravaged by disease. She passed away in 1973.
The venue, the Gucci Museo, opened in September 2011 as a museum where visitors can look back on the long history of Gucci, a leading Italian brand, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of its founding.
[Exhibition Information]
Femminilita Radicale
From the Pinault Collection, Lee Lozano, Alina Shaposhnikov, Evelyn Axel
Dates: February 21st to September 7th, 2014, open every day
Time: 10:00 to 20:00
Venue: Gucci Museo
Address: 10, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
