Mousse Contemporary Art Magazine

• “Atlante” at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples

  In 1968, Claudio Parmiggiani made a group of works with maps and globes. He painted the shapes of continents onto the sides of cows, squeezed an inflatable globe into a glass jar, and photographed another, deflated, for a portfolio titled Atlante (1970). The photographs for Parmiggiani’s work were taken by another young Italian artist, Luigi

• Andrea Romano “All The Synecdoches And Metonymies In The World Make Up One Great Metaphor” at Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome

  The title offers a reflection on language and reality as simultaneously fragile and poetic. The artist evokes the attempt to achieve a unified understanding of his personal trajectory—one that intertwines artistic practice and private life—but which ultimately manifests itself in fragmented forms, residues, and reflections. These fragments serve as a reminder of the impossibility of

• Pat Oleszko “Fool Disclosure” at SculptureCenter, New York

  Rooted in humor, sharp social commentary, and defiance of all forms of authority, Oleszko’s practice has often taken the form of sculptures which lend themselves to raucous performances that use linguistic wit to address various concerns, including accessible housing, women’s issues, and world politics. As her work developed from the 1970s on, Oleszko devised two

• Sanou Oumar & Matt Paweski “Forma di Utilità / Shape of Utility” at Gordon Robichaux, New York

  Gordon Robichaux is pleased to present Forma di Utilità / Shape of Utility, an exhibition of drawings by New York-based artist Sanou Oumar and sculptures and functional design by Los Angeles-based artist Matt Paweski. The exhibition is both artists’ third at Gordon Robichaux, and for Oumar, the first since he received asylum in the United States