Centennial

To mark the centennial of Piero Dorazio's birth (1927–2005), a program of exhibitions, research projects, and publications is being developed in Italy and the United States to celebrate the legacy of one of the most important artists of postwar Italy.

The goal of the centennial program will be not only to present his extraordinary paintings to the public, which established him as one of the most representative Italian artists of his generation, but also to explore his multifaceted intellectual persona, with a particular focus on his extensive body of writings, his collaborations with other artists, and his role in cultural politics.

The centennial will therefore be more than a commemorative retrospective exhibition. It will provide an opportunity to take a closer look at and rediscover the public intellectual persona that Dorazio consciously sought to develop alongside his artistic career.

The Scientific Committee for the Piero Dorazio Centennial is chaired by Gabriella Belli (art historian and former Director of the Civic Museums of Venice) and includes: Costantino D’Orazio (art historian and Director for Contemporary Creativity at the Italian Ministry of Culture); Renata Cristina Mazzantini (architect and Director of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome; Valentina Sonzogni (art historian and Director of the Piero Dorazio Archive, Milan); Francesco Tedeschi (Full Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, and editor of the Piero Dorazio Catalogue Raisonné).