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Reem Fadda
Electa

The Teaching Tree is a kinetic sculpture by Muhannad Shono created for the Saudi Arabian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (23 April ? 27 November 2022), curated by Reem Fadda. Composed of hundreds of intertwined palm leaves painted black, the work has the appearance of an enormous feathered being, an allusion to the power of nature, an inexhaustible source of mutability and rebirth. The artist?s investigation is rooted precisely in the ancestral force of Nature, in its creative and at the same time destructive potential. The Teaching Tree is a manifestation of the irrepressible creative spirit: the embodiment of a living imagination, which grows despite the teachings that seek to tear it down. Any restrictions on the human mind only create fertile ground for stronger, more resilient forms of expression.00 The catalogue documents the installation with evocative photographs and, more generally, provides insight into Shono?s work through critical essays and an interview with the artist. The contributions delve into some characteristic aspects of his work, such as the use of the colour black, the use of line, the reference to historical and mythological figures and the use of technology, as well as the idea of the garden as a creative space.00Exhibition: 59. Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte. National Pavillon of Saudi Arabia, Venice, Italy (23.04. - 27.11.2022).

s.a.
Galleria Gian Ferrari

s.a.
Galleria Gian Ferrari

Serafino Beconi
Comune di Viareggio

Pietro Ruffo, Maurizio Savini
Edizioni Electa

Ludovico Muratori
Galleria Schubert

Carla Tolomeo
Antiga edizioni

Gianni Mercurio
Gangemi editore

Figure rigorosamente bianche, tutte in rapporto di interazione con una fonte luminosa, si sporgono da angoli e superfici inattese, cogliendo di sorpresa lo spettatore. Ciò che a un primo sguardo si coglie nei suoi lavori sono gli elementi propri delle più importanti correnti artistiche contemporanee: coprifantoccio bianchi, luce al neon, scarnificazione dell'intero apparato scenico e una progressiva sottrazione del dato naturalistico.

Marco Goldin
Electa

Laurel Scheinman
Studio d'Arte Cannaviello

Enzo Di Martino
Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Bompiani, Sonzogno, Etas

Giuseppe Marchiori
Galleria Annunciata