In the historic Palazzo Pigorini, in the historic center of Parma, until May 4, 2025, an exhibition is hosted with works by artists, photographers, stylists, designers and planners who intercepted the tensions and social upheavals of Italy in the 70s.
These include Walter Albini, Enrico Baj, Mario Cresci, Ettore Sottsass Jr, Mimmo Rotella and Emilio Vedova.
Curated by CSAC in the person of the Director Cristina Casero, professor of History of Contemporary Art at the University of Parma, the exhibition offers an in-depth study of a decade in which artists, photographers, stylists, designers and planners, intercept the social tensions and disturbances, and in a broader sense cultural, that resulted during the Sixties and interpret the utopias that cross civil society, often giving voice to the increasingly widespread discontent in Italian society, caught between modernity and problems that, never dormant, are now overwhelmingly exploding.
These are years in which many certainties are being questioned, starting with some of the more traditional institutions. In this climate, those who are professionally involved in visual communication, art and design question themselves about their role.
In a society that also commodifies the artistic act, the desire is to stimulate critical thinking and reflection, interpreting the innovative season that the country is going through, and renewing languages in order to have a more direct relationship with the public.
