Next month, NYU’s Grey Art Gallery will unveil a new exhibition on Italian neorealism, a national art movement which arose in response to the destabilizing impacts of World War II. Through photography, film, and literature, its contributors sought to capture the everyday hardships of the working and lower classes and contend with the moral implications of their bleak conditions.
Whereas previous exhibitions have focused on the movement’s cinematic products, the Grey Art Gallery’s curators have deliberately chosen to highlight its photography, featuring the work of over 60 artists across 175 images. The collection will pair the photographs with the publications in which they originally appeared, keeping them firmly grounded in historical context. A series of talks and screenings will also be held in conjunction with the exhibition.
Jenny McPhee, the Director of the Center for Applied Liberal Arts, will be introducing Giuseppe De Santis’ 1949 film Bitter Rice (Riso amaro) in a free screening at the Casa Italiana on November 19th from 6:30-8:30pm. RSVP to casaitaliananyu.org.
NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932–1960 runs from September 6th to December 8th. For more information, visit: https://greyartgallery.nyu.edu/exhibition/neorealismo-new-image-italy-1932-1960/
We bought the accompanying book to the exhibition. I was wondering if there are any re-prints of the pictures we could buy? and where? thanks
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