Paolo Scheggi, Florence 1940 - 1971 Rome
Introduction
Pushing the boundaries of traditional painting on canvas into new dimensions, the neo-avant-garde artist Paolo Scheggi was a key protagonist of the Italian Spatialist movement. Born in Settignano near Florence in 1940, Scheggi studied in London and then moved to Milan in 1961. He quickly joined the vibrant young group of artists who, inspired by the work of Lucio Fontana, were reshaping the traditions that had underpinned so much of Italian painting over the previous centuries. Over the course of the next decade, Scheggi engaged with an array of disciplines, from architecture, fashion, and poetry to urban and theatrical performance. Yet his enduring artistic legacy depends upon his pioneering investigations into the relationship between the surface and depth of the visual field. In 1962, Scheggi developed his signature and now famous Intersuperfici—monochromatic surfaces, from canvas to coloured cardboard, Plexiglas, and aluminium, each perforated with biomorphic or geometric openings and layered one on top of the other.
Despite the brevity of his career, Scheggi gained significant international recognition. In 1965, Scheggi had his first international exhibition, and within a short time was involved in projects and shows in a number of countries, as well as being invited to exhibit at the 1966 Venice Biennale. Though his work had much in common with his Italian contemporaries, it also paralleled trends practiced by the Zero Group artists in Düsseldorf, and by the exponents of Op and Kinetic Art. Scheggi died very young, at the age of only thirty. Nevertheless, his superimposed surfaces not only captivated audiences in 1960s Milan and further afield, but with them he staked a claim upon the aesthetic ground zero to which artists of his generation aspired.
Works
Exhibitions
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Art Fair
artmonte-carlo, 14 - 16 Jul 2022Booth 19 artmonte-carlo will take place in July 2022. Robilant + Voena is pleased to present works by Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Julian Schnabel and...Read more -
Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht, 24 - 30 Jun 2022Robilant+Voena is pleased to be participating at TEFAF Maastricht. For its 2022 edition, the gallery will exhibit a selection of works by Francesco Hayez, Nicolas...Read more -
BEYOND CANVAS
Art Basel OVR: Italian Modern Artists Pushing the 'Fabric' of Tradition to its Limits, 4 - 6 Dec 2020VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Material experimentation, technical innovation, and conceptual invention are at the core of modern Italian art. Daring and pioneering figures including Carla Accardi, Alighiero...Read more
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ITALIAN NEO-RENAISSANCE: Bonalumi Scheggi
5 - 28 May 2015Scheduled to coincide with Frieze New York and the broader program of art events in the city during May, ROBILANT+VOENA will present a survey of...Read more -
PAOLO SCHEGGI
1 Oct - 4 Nov 2014• Exhibition curated by Francesca Pola • Organised in cooperation with the Associazione Paolo Scheggi • Featuring ca. 30 paintings by Paolo Scheggi • First...Read more -
WHITE MARBLE & PAINTING from the Antiquity to Now
21 Feb - 7 Mar 2014Presented in New York, London, Milan and St. Moritz the exhibition “WHITE, Marble and Painting from Antiquity to Now” will present an edited selection of...Read more
Catalogues
News
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Press Release
Robilant+Voena at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 December 2, 2021Stand H2 Art Basel Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Centre 2–4 December 2021 VIP preview 30 November–1 December 2021 (New York, NYC) – 23 November...Read more -
Press Release
Robilant+Voena's debut appearance at Fine Arts Paris October 27, 2021Pour lire ce communiqué de presse en français, veuillez cliquer ici . For the first time, R+V will be participating in Fine Arts Paris, with...Read more -
Press Release
Frieze Masters 2021: Virgin. Muse. Heroine. May 11, 2021LONDON Robilant+Voena is pleased to present an outstanding selection of female portraits from gold-grounds to Warhol for Frieze Masters 2021. Bold and heroic, proud and...Read more
Press
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Why Victoria Beckham is exhibiting 20th-century Italian art
Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times
July 4, 2019 'In collaboration with Robilant+Voena gallery, Beckham’s London store now includes nine paintings and sculptures by the likes of Lucio Fontana,... -
Fontana, Consagra e Scheggi: l’arte italiana conquista Victoria Beckham [Translated]
Nicol Degli Innocenti, Il Sole 24 Ore
July 4, 2019 'On display in the London boutique are works of great artists loaned by the Robilant+Voena Gallery... -
Victoria Beckham features Fontana in tie-up with gallery Robilant+Voena
Francis Allitt, Antiques Trade Gazette
July 2, 2019 'Victoria Beckham has launched a new collaboration with the London art market, installing artworks from Mayfair’s Robilant + Voena in... -
Garage Italia
Lapo Elkann, Architectural Digest
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British art fairs: One country, but worlds apart
Scott Reyburn, International New York Times
July 11, 2016 An international clientele is likely to help London market amid uncertainity -
London Updates: tanta Italia a Mayfair alla nona edizione di PAD. Ecco le immagini dall’ormai classica fiera aperta al d
Barbara Martorelli, Artribune
October 17, 2015 Non può certo venire a mancare a PAD il grande trend del momento, l’arte italiana dal secondo dopo guerra, e... -
The Very Best of Frieze Masters
TextHarry Seymour, AnOther Magazine
October 16, 2015 As the good, the bad and the ugly of the art world descend on London for a plethora of fairs,... -
We Pick the Top Ten Booths at PAD London 2015
Amah-Rose Abrams, Artnet News
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Money, Natural Beauty and Great Art Make St. Moritz Art Masters 2015 Irresistible
Hili Perlson, Artnet News
August 26, 2015 Many works on view by the likes of Lucio Fontana or Paolo Scheggi have not been shown in decades, and... -
Steady but Uneven Sales at the 6th Edition of Masterpiece London
Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Artnet News
June 26, 2015 At the booth of Robilant+Voena, director Mira Dimitrova was positively elated. “This year sales are being absolutely fantastic, it is... -
Paolo Scheggi, an Italian artist you’re going to hear more of
Ermanno Rivetti , The Art Newspaper
June 17, 2015 “His prices beat Fontana’s at the [May] auctions in Milan, which gives you an indication of how the public is... -
Italian Modern Art is Having a Moment
Heather Ewing , Centre For Italian Modern Art
April 30, 2015 Italian Neo-Renaissance: Bonalumi Scheggi Coming up on May 5th Robilant + Voena is hosting “Italian Neo-Renaissance: Bonalumi Scheggi,” an exhibition... -
How Italy’s Moribund Market Makes miart One of Europe’s Most Exciting Fairs
Chiara Zampetti Egidi , Artsy Editorial
March 31, 2015 MIART Paolo Scheggi, Intersuperficie curva dal rosso, 1965, Robilant + Voena -
Paolo Scheggi, Intersuperficie Curva Bianca, 1967
Anny Shaw , The Art Newspaper
March 11, 2015 Christie's Sale, 11 February, £1.2m Paolo Scheggi record price at Christie's Sale. -
The Italian Invasion
Susan Moore , The Financial Times
March 7, 2015 Scheggi Sale -
Records tumble for post-war Italian artists
Ermanno Rivetti , The Art Newspaper
November 10, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI while Robilant+Voena sold a rang of works by Lucio Fontana, Castellani, Bonalumi and the newly popular Paolo Scheggi... -
Strong Sales in London for Italian Postwar Market
Colin Gleadell , Artnet News
October 21, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI Before last week's auctions, London dealers Robilant + Voena exhibited Scheggi works at their gallery and at the... -
London Art Week. Paolo Scheggi e la retrospettiva da Robilant+Voena
Barbara Martorelli , Artribune
October 12, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI Francesca Pola, può spiegarci le ragioni di tanta attenzione per l’arte del secondo dopoguerra italiano? Sicuramente l’attenzione è... -
Frieze Week Descends on London
Scott Reyburn , New York Times
October 10, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI And then there are the gallery shows. The Mayfair dealers Robilant + Voena have put on a comprehensive... -
Paolo Scheggi
Editorial , New Exhibitions
October 1, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI Paolo Scheggi at Robilant+Voena: The exhibition will bring together pivotal examples of Scheggi’s work on the spatial investigation... -
Agenda
Vanity Fair
October 1, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI The Milanese artists Paolo Scheggi died in 1971, aged just 31, so he was still in his early... -
Exhibition Diary
Sophie Barling , The World of Interiors
October 1, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI Robilant+Voena Dover Street...1 Oct-4 Nov. Mon-Fri 10-6. Superimposed cut-out canvases by Paolo Scheggi, made in Milan in the... -
Paolo Scheggi
Editorial, TimeOut
September 30, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI The distinctive cut-out layered canvases by the late Italian artist are displayed in this cohesive survey of Scheggi’s... -
The Italians are coming - in record numbers
Colin Gleadell , The Telegraph
September 30, 2014 PAOLO SCHEGGI Tomorrow, Robilant&Voena in Mayfair opens an exhibition for Paolo Scheggi, who died in 1971 aged just 31, and...