This event is in the past.It took place on February 28, 2026 at Marianne Boesky Gallery.
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionArte Povera legend Pier Paolo Calzolari turns humble brooms, thumbtacks, and scraps of metal into luminous meditations on Lisbon light. These 12 paintings capture saudades: that untranslatable Portuguese longing for something half-remembered, half-imagined.
Arte Povera
Material alchemy
Contemporary painting
Chelsea gallery
Tips
✈️"an artist who travels and who transports his viewers" (curator Stéphane Vacquier)
🧹look for the feathered brooms from Lisbon street markets
🌅the gold-leaf brass catches shadows like Iberian sun on water
Pier Paolo Calzolari | Saudades
Chelsea
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionArte Povera legend Pier Paolo Calzolari turns humble brooms, thumbtacks, and scraps of metal into luminous meditations on Lisbon light. These 12 paintings capture saudades: that untranslatable Portuguese longing for something half-remembered, half-imagined.
Arte Povera
Material alchemy
Contemporary painting
Chelsea gallery
Tips
✈️"an artist who travels and who transports his viewers" (curator Stéphane Vacquier)
🧹look for the feathered brooms from Lisbon street markets
🌅the gold-leaf brass catches shadows like Iberian sun on water
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