Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opens 'Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery'
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Monday, December 9, 2024


Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opens 'Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery'
Untitled summer 1962. Indian ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm. Private collection.



LONDON.- This autumn, the Estorick Collection presents the work of Luigi Pericle (1916-2001), whose intense, enigmatic imagery was the subject of numerous exhibitions in Britain during the early1960s. Shortly thereafter Pericle retreated from the art system and for the rest of his life worked in a secluded house on Monte Verità (‘Mount Truth’) in Switzerland. Having fallen into oblivion for several decades, his work was dramatically rediscovered in 2016 with the purchase of the artist’s former residence, which proved to be a treasure trove of paintings and graphic works. Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery runs from 14 September until 18 December at the Estorick Collection.

A Swiss painter of Italian origin, Pericle was also an illustrator, writer, and a scholar of esoteric philosophies such as astrology, theosophy and alchemy. During the 1960s his imagery was greatly admired by figures such as Herbert Read and Ben Nicholson. Pericle’s works – characterised by sweeping, calligraphic brushstrokes – established him as a key protagonist of post-war abstraction, yet in 1965, at the peak of his success, he suddenly withdrew from the art world. For the remainder of his career Pericle dedicated himself to his philosophical studies and to the creation of luminous, complex artworks in which cosmic forces and transcendental psychic states were explored through a highly personal repertoire of geometric forms and mystical, totemic symbols.

The process of restoring, cataloguing and researching Pericle’s vast oeuvre is ongoing, and is overseen by Ascona’s Archivio Luigi Pericle, with which this careerspanning retrospective has been organised.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Paul Holberton with essays by James Hall, Thomas Marks, Martina Mazzotta and Marco Pasi. Institutional partners: Warburg Institute, Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents University of Amsterdam and the Eranos Foundation.

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is internationally renowned for its core of Futurist works. It comprises some 120 paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and sculptures by many of the most prominent Italian artists of the modernist era. There are six galleries, two of which are used for temporary exhibitions. Since opening in 1998, the Estorick has established a reputation and gained critical acclaim as a key venue for bringing Italian art to the British public.










Today's News

September 14, 2022

Unearthing a Maya civilization that 'punched above its weight'

Hauser & Wirth opens an exhibition of works by Richard Jackson

Phillips' New Now Sale features dynamic works spanning emerging and established artists

Exhibition of new work by London-based artist Do Ho Suh opens at Lehmann Maupin

Exhibition features artists who have all faced censorship in their careers

John Giorno at Frieze Sculpture Park

Pulitzer presents major exhibition celebrating the achievements of acclaimed artist Barbara Chase-Riboud

Exhibition presents an exhibition featuring seven Danish artists from the former Yugoslavia

Phillips to offer photographs from the collection of Peter C. Bunnell

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opens 'Luigi Pericle: A Rediscovery'

JD Malat Gallery opens a solo exhibition by Santiago Parra

Semiose opens an exhibition of works by Xie Lei

Shaikha Al Mazrou presents Red Stack, 2022 at Frieze Sculpture 2022

The Montclair State University Galleries announces 'Nothing Under Heaven' by Joseph Liatela

Ramsey Lewis, jazz pianist who became a pop star, dies at 87

Pangolin London opens an exhibition of works by Jon Buck

In a final homecoming, the Queen's coffin arrives in London

King Charles inherits untold riches and passes off his own empire

Napa Valley College presents From This Moment On...Painting as Response to Wildfire

Ishara Art Foundation presents Pattern, the first solo exhibition of artist Navjot Altaf in the Arabian Peninsula

Javier Marías, to many the greatest living Spanish novelist, dies at 70

Woody Auction to offer the Karen and Van Turner Collection

Asya Geisberg Gallery opens second solo show with Rodrigo Valenzuela

Studio glass by Dale Chihuly, ceramics by Lucie Rie and Jennifer Lee headline Heritage's September Design Auction

Top 5 Ways PEMF Mats Help Heal Your Body

The best cricket betting strategies

How Possible Is It To Succeed If There Is No Desire To Do So?

Buying a Luxurious Apartment: Tips on How to Earn by Selling FIFA 23 Coins

What Is a Lava Lamp

WhatsApp Best messaging application:




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful