Modern Art Museum (GAM) Torino

First thing. When your city is 2100 years old, you have a different definition of "modern than me. It starts around 1860. Outside the education center part of the complex. 

Lorenzo Delleani (1840–1908) was an Italian painter primarily known for his landscapes and Impressionist-style works, active in the Piedmont region. Born in Pollone, near Biella, he initially trained at the Accademia Albertina in Turin. By the late 19th century, Delleani was known for vibrant, luminous landscapes depicting rural scenes, the changing seasons, and the countryside around Turin and the Alps. His brushwork became freer and more expressive over time, emphasizing light’s effects on nature. Delleani often painted outdoors, working quickly to seize the fleeting moods of nature.

i like the composition of his  calf licking mana cow.

Next, Antonio Fontanesi—one of the Italian precursors to Impressionism, though often moodier and more poetic in tone. He felt Van Goghish to me, the pallet, the impasto sky, pallet knife work on the reedsif a  swamp, and a depressed artist. This one was cheerier. 

Next, Mattia Moreni. 1960 expressionist, impasto, knives exclusively, Image in Danger, Moulin Rouge.

Some clever drips in that light spot say piano to me. The dark cool pallet is relieved by little bits of yellow.

The signage called it "fierce gesturality," a good description.

Next (just putting in what struck me) Sergio Lombardo. Box With 30 poles, is... A box with 30 poles in Crayola 8 colors.shiny!

Next, Favaretto 's The Menders. Impressionist. 1874?

Next, Joe Tilson, 1963, , something that should have been called Inside Straight, but wasn't. Because those surely are poker chips

This, by (someone) Sartelli. His only medium was spider webs. Pretty cool!

Gorgio Griffa.  Thumbprints.

It's orange thumbprints on large canvas. 70 prints tall, 100 thumbprints wide, except the last line, 52. So from a distance it looks like a block paragraph of ancient text, not filling the whole page.

I'm not sure what it means.... But I feel it *does* mean, just beyond the edge of my understanding. Also notice a few on them have more yellow, so its as if there's a hidden shape, not quite  visible. Possibly my favorite piece among what I'd call "modern". 

A close up of some of Dadamaino (a woman with a nom d'arte)  Op art, sort of. Il movimento delle cose, the movement of things. Blow it up to see it's lots of parallel lines.

Had a good time, made AI look up details on artists. Took a complicated three bus ride trip home, possibly to show off my excellent public transit skills. 

My final museum in Torino. I have 2 little shopping trips to do, though i finally found the brand of decaf I've been hunting for, yay. Sunday cleaning the apartment, and I train out to Genoa (Genova in Italian) Tuesday.