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Art, History & Politics, Literature

Naples, 1936

Benedetta, Aeropoetry, Futurism and Fascism

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm

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Overview

Alfredo Gauro Ambrosi, “Ritratto di Benedetta Cappa.” Oil on canvas, 1934, Jacorossi collection (detail)

A lecture by
Lucia Re, UCLA

Through the analysis of the aeropoem “Volontà e poesia del golfo di Napoli,” which features the arrival of Mussolini in Naples in November 1936, this presentation discusses the relationship between art and politics in the work of Benedetta Cappa Marinetti.

In ENGLISH.

Gallery

Alfredo Gauro Ambrosi, “Ritratto di Benedetta Cappa.” Oil on canvas, 1934, Jacorossi collection (detail)

Benedetta, “Aeropittura di un incontro con l’isola.” Oil on canvas, ca. 1936, Galleria Nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome

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