Marta Margnetti and suddenly shaken by a force
Manor Award Ticino 2020
28.11.2020 - 21.03.2021
Palazzo Reali
Via Canova 10,
6900 Lugano
Opening hours:
Tue / Wed / Fri: 11 am – 6 pm
Thurs: 11 am – 8 pm
Sat / Sun / Public Holidays: 10 am – 6 pm
Mon: closed
Curated by Francesca Benini
Established in 1982 by Philippe Nordmann, the Manor Award is one of the most prestigious and highly coveted contemporary art awards in Switzerland. The prize, awarded every two years, is aimed at active artists under 40 in various fields of the visual arts. Marta Margnetti, an artist from the Canton of Ticino whose oeuvre lies at the intersection between applied art, design and craftsmanship, is the winner of the Manor Award Ticino 2020.
Margnetti uses appropriation, sculpture, printing techniques and performance In her artistic process. Her works often have a multifaceted relationship with the surrounding architecture and enter into a dialogue with it. The modular formal language of her works recall minimalism, while the traces of Margnetti’s craftsmanship as small arbitrary mistakes enter into a common field of tension with geometric perfection.
Cover image:
Marta Margnetti, La testa fuori il corpo dentro, 2020, ferro, acciaio inossidabile, legno, adesivo per piastrelle, colorante, magneti, fiori di campo e foglie secchi, cera, lattice, filo di rame e ferro, vernice, argento, corda, dimensioni ambientali © Roberto Pellegrini
Marta Margnetti, Ritornello, 2020, ready-made, monotipo e puntasecca su carta di cotone, ceramica, dimensioni ambientali © Roberto Pellegrini
Marta Margnetti, Interno arredato, 2020, ferro, ceramica, grafite, adesivo per piastrelle, vernice, luci led, cocci di vetro e specchio, filo di rame, cartone, cemento, dimensioni ambientali © Roberto Pellegrini
Marta Margnetti, La testa fuori il corpo dentro, 2020, ferro, acciaio inossidabile, legno, adesivo per piastrelle, colorante, magneti, fiori di campo e foglie secchi, cera, lattice, filo di rame e ferro, vernice, argento, corda, dimensioni ambientali © Roberto Pellegrini