Dal muralismo alla street art. MUDEC Invasion

The exhibition, curated by Alice Cosmai, produced by 24 ORE Cultura – 24 ORE Group with the support of sponsors Turisanda 1924 – part of Alpitour World, Ford and Partner Boero, curated by Alice Cosmai, head of the “Art in Public Space” Office of the City of Milan is the first commissioned art mural project in a public museum, which transformed the spaces of MUDEC through the site – specific works of 10 international muralists. The historical section is curated by Silvia Bignami, art historian.

Luca Barcellona, with his calligraphic art; Zoer French artist and designer talent of color; Capo.Bianco, Italian artist with a geometric stroke; Italian Hitnes with his works inspired by nature and the animal world; Mazatl Mexican muralist and engraver unpublished in Europe; Neethi, Indian artist, illustrator and designer; Cinta Vidal, Spanish artist with her works that challenge perspective and architectural conventions; Agus Rùcula, an Argentinian muralist and photographer known for her relational murals; Aya Tarek, an Egyptian visual artist with a vibrant stroke; and Mohammed L’Ghacham, a Moroccan artist naturalized from Spain who connects photography and large-format painting.

Each of them has created an unpublished work, visible only for three months on the occasion of the exhibition, with which they have interpreted the theme of “Journey” according to their personal vision: from the calligraphic stroke to the brushstroke, from engraving to graphics, each intervention is unique and tells a different story. Through the choice of this topic, commissioned by MUDEC as part of the third project with an interdisciplinary slant that characterizes the entire palimpsest of initiatives dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Museum of Cultures, this exhibition stands in a complementary dialogue with the exhibition ” Travelogue. Stories of travel, migration and diasporas. “, housed in the museum’s Focus rooms.

The project overturned the usual organizational logic of a traditional exhibition, creating an entirely innovative experience that invites visitors to reflect on the evolution of contemporary urban muralism as an art form necessarily in motion, capable of restoring meaning to the places it touches. It is a powerfully identity-driven language that creates community and a sense of belonging, both when it expresses itself spontaneously and when it arises at the urging of an institutional commission.