From Boccioni to Martini. Art in the Venices at the time of Ungaretti on the Karst

The exhibition is one of two chapters of the large-scale multidisciplinary project Ungaretti poeta e soldato. Karst and the Soul of the World. Poems a history of painting, which will take place on the same dates at the Santa Chiara Museum in Gorizia.

The event, promoted and supported by the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Municipalities of Gorizia and Tržič, conceived and curated by Marco Goldin and organised by Linea d'ombra, will be the launch event for the programmes designed for "Nova Gorica / Gorizia - European Capital of Culture 2025".

The exhibition in Tržič will be a suggestive counterpoint to the one in Gorizia, telling the story of the art that developed in the Venetian region in the second decade of the 20th century, the very years when the poet was in the Karst region, writing those remarkable new poems which, in December 1916, were translated into the publication of the book Il porto sepolto, printed in Udine in only 80 copies.

If we say the 1910s in Veneto, we mean above all Ca' Pesaro, the first venue of the Italian avant-garde, the palace where, under the direction of the legendary Nino Barbantini, authors from Veneto, Trentino and what is now Friuli Venezia Giulia gathered for exhibitions, as well as outside "guests" such as Umberto Boccioni and Felice Casorati.

The Tržič venue will also host important personalities from Friuli Venezia Giulia itself, such as Trieste-born Gino Parin and Edgardo Sambo Cappelletto, as well as Guido Marussig, also born in Trieste, who was one of the first pillars of Ca' Pesaro, participating six times between the two exhibitions in 1908 and the one in 1913.

Boccioni and Casorati will be the starting point of the exhibition in Trstico.

This will be followed by a panorama of other artists who, in that decade, made painting in the Veneto region one of the most advanced in Italy. Gino Rossi, with his paintings, and Arturo Martini, with his sculptures, were the obvious leaders. Then there were other names such as Umberto Moggioli and Pio Semeghini, Aldo Voltolin and Nino Springolo, to name but a few.

An important part of the exhibition will be dedicated to Gino Rossi and Umberto Moggioli in the large room on the top floor of the Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art in Tržič. In this room, the beauty of the landscape and the Buranello lagoon will be brought to life in some twenty important works by the two artists, while at the same time there will also be connections with the theme of the figure.

The exhibition will also continue with a small selection of paintings by contemporary artists, which will be on display in Gorizia at the Santa Chiara Museum, thus creating a strong sense of continuity between the two venues from a pictorial point of view.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

• Wednesday to Friday and Sunday: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. / 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
• - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• - Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

TICKETS

(on sale from 9 September at biglietto.lineadombra.it and via the call centre)

Full price 7 €

Reduced € 5 (groups, students up to 26 with ID, over 65s, journalists with ID, FVG card holders)

Reduced price for schools € 3

CUMULATIVE TICKET GORIZIA EXHIBITION + TRŽIČ EXHIBITION

(A cumulative ticket is an open ticket that allows you to visit exhibitions on dates of your choice, including different ones)

Full price 12 €

Reduced price 9 € (groups, students up to 26 years old with ID, over 65 years old, journalists with ID, FVG card holders)

Schools 5 €

Free admission

- Schools of all levels in Tržič

- Children/young people from Tržič aged 0 to 19 years

- Children up to 5 years of age (not in school groups)

For groups and schools reservation required.