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Working in 1970s Italy, a group of artists-namely Ugo La Pietra,
Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco
Summa, and Franco Vaccari-sought new spaces to create and exhibit
art. Looking beyond the gallery, they generated sculptural,
conceptual, and participatory interventions, called Arte Ambientale
(Environmental Art), situated in the city streets. Their
experiments emerged at a time of cultural crisis, when fierce
domestic terrorism aggravated an already fragile political
situation. To confront the malaise, these artists embraced a
position of artistic autonomy and social critique, democratically
connecting the city's inhabitants through direct art practices.
Working in 1970s Italy, a group of artists-namely Ugo La Pietra,
Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco
Summa, and Franco Vaccari-sought new spaces to create and exhibit
art. Looking beyond the gallery, they generated sculptural,
conceptual, and participatory interventions, called Arte Ambientale
(Environmental Art), situated in the city streets. Their
experiments emerged at a time of cultural crisis, when fierce
domestic terrorism aggravated an already fragile political
situation. To confront the malaise, these artists embraced a
position of artistic autonomy and social critique, democratically
connecting the city's inhabitants through direct art practices.
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