Exhibition | IRAN DO ESPÍRITO SANTO. TRACCIARE IL PENSIERO. 2002-2025

february 6th - march 15th
from tuesday to saturday, 10 am -1 pm | 2 pm - 7 pm

Exhibition | IRAN DO ESPÍRITO SANTO. TRACCIARE IL PENSIERO. 2002-2025

The exhibition “Iran do Espírito Santo. Tracing Thought. 2002–2025” retraces the past twenty years of the Brazilian artist’s career. His works are held in numerous major international contemporary art museums, including MoMA in New York. After the first exhibition at Mazzoleni Turin, the project has now been reimagined for the Milan space.

On view are several historical works, such as the iconic Untitled (Keyhole) (2002), a granite sculpture that magnify the scale of a keyhole, as well as new pieces like Metro and Compasso, made of stainless steel and aluminum. Both are functional reproductions executed in unusual materials and almost monumental scale. The artist reflects on the aura and function of the object, transforming it into a meditation on the relationship between everyday objects and the human condition.

Other works include Red Bulb 2 (2009), the reproduction of a light bulb in red crystal, and the series Curtains (2025), presented here in a new vertical version: meticulous drawings inspired by the detail of a curtain, composed of a single line repeated at regular intervals. These lines create rhythms of scale and proportion that transform the sheet’s flatness, offering a reflection on Time, the tension between lightness and weight, the world of ideas, and materiality

free entrance