Until 7 May 2023, Palazzo Albergati in Bologna is hosting the most provocative, non-conformist and revolutionary works of our time: the exhibition Jago, Banksy, TvBoy e altre storie controcorrente (Jago, Banksy, TvBoy and other stories against the tide) proposes an exhibition that revolves around the three most discussed and loved artists of recent years.
An exhibition that, through the display of 60 masterpieces, tells some of the most extreme and transgressive stories of Italian and international public art, through the dialogue between the mysterious English artist and the most influential Italian artists of the moment, offering an exhaustive and provocative panorama of the art of our time.
Jago, Banksy, TvBoy and other countercurrent stories is presented as a triple monographic exhibition showing the most significant works by each of them: from Banksy’s Girl with Baloon to Bomb Love; Jago’s Circulatory Apparatus and Memory of Self; TvBoy’s Kisses and Heroes series, as well as iconic pieces by the artist such as the “modernised” couple that gave life to the enormous work that welcomes the visitor to Rome Fiumicino airport or the Gino Strada with the “stop war” sign that appeared one night a few months ago on the walls of Milan.
These three nuclei are then joined by many works by various generations of artists who have taken inspiration and inspiration from them, or who simply fit into the “counter-current” path that characterises them: from Obey – on show with the famous Hope poster, created in 2008 to support Barak Obama’s presidential campaign – to Mr. Brainwash (whose work, in the form of the “stop war” sign, was created in 2008 to support Barak Obama’s presidential campaign) to Mr. Gino Strada with the “stop war” sign, which was created in 2008 to support Barak Obama’s presidential campaign. Brainwash (including, among others, a specimen of his Mona Linesa), from Ravo and The Girl with the Pearl Earring to Laika and her celebrated Not this “game” and Pau with his Santa Suerte series.
About 60 works set up in a unique and surprising itinerary to discover the “enfants terribles” of art, which could only be hosted in Bologna, the city of counterculture par excellence.
Palazzo Albergati – Via Saragozza, 28 – Bologna
