GB
The exhibition, curated by Marco Scotini and the first of its genre in Italy, explores the relationship between Western modernity and Middle Eastern culture and history. The works on display examine crucial issues such as cultural identity, traditions, comparison and even conflict with our own traditions. Given the urgency of the current geopolitical situation, the Too early, too late exhibition is an attempt to understand – through art – the clichés accompanying this clash over time and compare the idea of an Eastern tradition (slow and backward) with the modernity developed by the West.

The exhibition will continue until April 12

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Via delle Belle Arti, 56, 40126 Bologna, Italy
+39 051 420 9411

Opening hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9 am – 1.30 pm
From Thursday to Sunday and holidays: 2 pm – 7 pm
Monday closed

IT
La rassegna, curata da Marco Scotini e prima nel suo genere in Italia, esplora la relazione tra la modernità occidentale e la storia e la cultura del Medio Oriente. I lavori in mostra esaminano questioni cruciali come identità culturali, usanze, confronti e conflitti con le tradizioni occidentali. Data l’importanza dell’attuale situazione socio-politica, la mostra Too Early Too Late cerca di comprendere attraverso l’arte i clichés che nel tempo hanno accompagnato questo scontro e confronta l’idea di una tradizione orientale (ritenuta lenta e arretrata) con la modernità sviluppatasi in occidente. 

La mostra proseguirà fino al 12 aprile

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Via delle Belle Arti, 56, 40126 Bologna, Italy
+39 051 420 9411

Orari di apertura:
Martedì e Mercoledì: 9.00-13.30
da Giovedì a Domenica e festivi: 14.00-19.00
Lunedì chiuso

Having virtual references mainly inspired from science-fiction novels and internet images and painting them spontaneously is a key experience in my work, as I consciously portray aspects that are both intentional and specifically happening within the sheer experience of painting. This process encourages a dialogue between the canvas and me.
Ranging from organic shapes to abstract images, my practice reveals my perception of the body in today’s globalised society and it questions the female body when subjected to change, such as the act of covering and uncovering. The work explores and brings together issues such as gender, identity and aesthetics and the various meanings they can assume. Constantly changing and therefore altering its wholeness, the body is understood as a battle-field of gender representation and loaded with deep and complex socio-political values. The subject/object of a ‘never ending and always becoming’ process, it is configured as a map of reality: indeed, everything happens on the skin, causing tension and fusion internally and externally.