Francesco Clemente, Angel’s Tent, 2013-2014 (detail, interior)
Tempera on cotton, embroidery, hand stitching, bamboo poles, wood finials, ropes, iron weights. 600 x 400 x 300 cm
Collection of the artist. Courtesy Francesco Clemente Studio
Curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi.
Francesco Clemente. Anima nomade is the largest solo show dedicated to the artist ever staged in Italy for the importance of the works on display, ranging from his astonishing Tents produced between 2012 and 2014 to his series of large wall paintings realized on the museum's walls especially for the occasion.
The exhibition has been devised to resemble a large installation that seamlessly unfolds in the exhibition galleries on the first floor of Palazzo Esposizioni, comprising three groups of works: the six Tents, the twelve Flags and the wall painting cycle entitled Ocean of Stories.
The exhibition immerses visitors in the India and Oriental tradition that has always been a source of inspiration for Francesco Clemente, enveloping them in a fabric dense with iconographical references and the private, diary-like sensitivity of his works.
More information: Palazzo delle Esposizioni Roma