New pagan sun Francesco Gennari
June 14—August 23, 2008
Johnen Galerie, Berlin

New pagan sun Francesco Gennari

Mausoleo per un verme / Mausoleum for a worm, 2006 (left) Tulip tree wood, sugar, worm 61 × 49,5 × 49,5 cm Studio per scultura volante (nuovo sole pagano) / Study for flying sculpture (new pagan sun), 2007 (center) White marble, cotton threads 220 x 220 x 3 cm Avendo se Stessi Come Unico Punto di Riferimento / Having Oneself as Sole Point of Reference, 2004 (right) Print: 11,5 x 11,5 cm, Framed:30 x 30 cm Photo © Sebastian Schobbert

Press Release

A perfunctory stroll through cyberspace recently taught me that there are in fact two persons by the name of Francesco Gennari. One – admittedly the one who yielded by far the most search hits – is the sculptor whose work is currently on show at the gallery, an Italian artist born in Pesaro in 1973; the other one is much less well-known today (although this must once have been very different), an Italian anatomist who...
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