The Gemma De Angelis Testa Donation
In spring 2023, Ca鈥� Pesaro celebrates the arrival of the Gemma De Angelis Testa donation, the most recent acquisition for the gallery鈥檚 collections, and given the extent and quality of the works, the most important since the de Lisi Usigli bequest in 1961.
The result of Gemma De Angelis Testa鈥檚 passion for collecting, the donation comprises works by major international contemporary artists. The 105 works augment and complement Ca鈥� Pesaro鈥檚 post-1950 collection of art and demonstrate the enthusiasm of the collector who acquired them over the years and selected them for this exceptional donation to the Venice Municipality.
The collection includes masterpieces by Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly alongside Arte Povera masters Mario Merz, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Pier Paolo Calzolari and Gilberto Zorio. This tour through art from the latter half of the twentieth century features seminal works by Anselm Kiefer and iconic examples from Gino De Dominicis, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi and Mario Schifano, as well as sculptures by Tony Cragg and Ettore Spalletti. The female avant-garde is also well represented and includes work by Marina Abramovi膰, Vanessa Beecroft, Candida H枚fer, Mariko Mori and Shirin Neshat.
The collection also juxtaposes diverse international artists: photographers Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth, works by John Currin, Thomas Demand, Anish Kapoor and Marlene Dumas, and paintings by David Salle and Julian Schnabel in a constant reference to creations by Tony Oursler, Gabriel Orozco and Kcho. The collector鈥檚 taste is also expressed in the important presence of Sabrina Mezzaqui, Paola Pivi, Marinella Senatore, while the international dimension of the collection spans time and space with works by Kendell Geers, Yang Fudong, Subodh Gupta, Chantal Joffe, Brad Kahlhamer and Lari Pittman. The works encompass different techniques, cultures and geographies, all central to the contemporary art world: from William Kentridge to Chris Ofili, Adrian Paci to Do-Ho Suh, Chen Zhen to Francesco Vezzoli, Bill Viola, Ai Weiwei and Piotr Ukla艅ski to Trisha Baga and Pascale Marthine Tayou, as well as many others.
Recommended for you
In spring 2023, Ca鈥� Pesaro celebrates the arrival of the Gemma De Angelis Testa donation, the most recent acquisition for the gallery鈥檚 collections, and given the extent and quality of the works, the most important since the de Lisi Usigli bequest in 1961.
The result of Gemma De Angelis Testa鈥檚 passion for collecting, the donation comprises works by major international contemporary artists. The 105 works augment and complement Ca鈥� Pesaro鈥檚 post-1950 collection of art and demonstrate the enthusiasm of the collector who acquired them over the years and selected them for this exceptional donation to the Venice Municipality.
The collection includes masterpieces by Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly alongside Arte Povera masters Mario Merz, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Pier Paolo Calzolari and Gilberto Zorio. This tour through art from the latter half of the twentieth century features seminal works by Anselm Kiefer and iconic examples from Gino De Dominicis, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi and Mario Schifano, as well as sculptures by Tony Cragg and Ettore Spalletti. The female avant-garde is also well represented and includes work by Marina Abramovi膰, Vanessa Beecroft, Candida H枚fer, Mariko Mori and Shirin Neshat.
The collection also juxtaposes diverse international artists: photographers Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth, works by John Currin, Thomas Demand, Anish Kapoor and Marlene Dumas, and paintings by David Salle and Julian Schnabel in a constant reference to creations by Tony Oursler, Gabriel Orozco and Kcho. The collector鈥檚 taste is also expressed in the important presence of Sabrina Mezzaqui, Paola Pivi, Marinella Senatore, while the international dimension of the collection spans time and space with works by Kendell Geers, Yang Fudong, Subodh Gupta, Chantal Joffe, Brad Kahlhamer and Lari Pittman. The works encompass different techniques, cultures and geographies, all central to the contemporary art world: from William Kentridge to Chris Ofili, Adrian Paci to Do-Ho Suh, Chen Zhen to Francesco Vezzoli, Bill Viola, Ai Weiwei and Piotr Ukla艅ski to Trisha Baga and Pascale Marthine Tayou, as well as many others.
Artists on show
- Adrian Paci
- Ai Weiwei
- Anish Kapoor
- Anselm Kiefer
- Bill Viola
- Brad Kahlhamer
- Candida Höfer
- Chantal Joffe
- Chen Zhen
- Chris Ofili
- Cy Twombly
- David Salle
- Do Ho Suh
- Enzo Cucchi
- Ettore Spalletti
- Francesco Clemente
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Gabriel Orozco
- Gilberto Zorio
- John Currin
- Julian Schnabel
- KCHO
- Kendell Geers
- Lari Pittman
- Mariko Mori
- Marina Abramovi膰
- Marinella Senatore
- Mario Merz
- Mario Schifano
- Marlene Dumas
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Paola Pivi
- Pascale Marthine Tayou
- Pier Paolo Calzolari
- Piotr Uklánski
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Sabrina Mezzaqui
- Shirin Neshat
- Subodh Gupta
- Thomas Demand
- Thomas Ruff
- Thomas Struth
- Tony Cragg
- Tony Oursler
- Trisha Baga
- Vanessa Beecroft
- William Kentridge
- Yang Fudong
What's on nearby
