GALLERIA LORCAN O'NEILL ROMA

FRANCESCO CLEMENTE

	GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:

'After Federico Garcia Lorca'
MAY 2018 - SEPTEMBER 2018

Francesco Clemente presents for the first time a series of paintings directly inspired by Federico García Lorca’s seminal collection of poems “Poet in New York”. The expressive and vibrant images which Clemente depicts are inspired by certain passages of the poems, particularly Lorca’s “The King of Harlem”, and played homage to the dense, sometimes hallucinogenic, nature of Lorca’s poetic imagery.

Winter Women, Summer Self
MAY 2011 - SEPTEMBER 2011
Galleria Lorcan O'Neill Roma

For Clemente’s second exhibition at Galleria Lorcan O’Neill, the artist unveiled six new large paintings, the 'Winter Women' portraits, alongside five self-portraits. The dark colouring, the lineaments of the faces and the expressions all depict the complex inner workings of the female world, the fears, fantasies and delusions. The works portray strong energetic women who, through the detail and attributes entailed in their portraits, allude to the tradition of classical art and pay homage to the likes of Caravaggio and Picasso

Self-Portrait Watercolours and Pantheon
MAY 2006 - AUGUST 2006
Galleria Lorcan O'Neill Roma

Clemente’s first exhibition at the gallery features thirty-two jewel-like watercoloured self-portraits positioned to face his new painting, “Pantheon”, the largest single canvas the artist has ever made. The watercolours depict Clemente undergoing a physical and spiritual metamorphosis, simultaneously reflecting on the theme of androgyny, a theme central to much of Clemente’s work. The gigantic “Pantheon,” depicting a football match between Rome and Lazio, explores the voicing of religious syncretism, whilst the use of speech bubbles and bold player outlines lends the work a distinctive pop art feel.

	OTHER EXHIBITIONS:

Works 1978 - 2018, The Brant Foundation, Greenwich CT
NOVEMBER 2018 - MARCH 2019

The Brant Foundation Art Study Center presents “Francesco Clemente: Works 1978–2018”, a survey of works by the Italian artist. The exhibition brings together a concise but comprehensive selection spanning 40 years of the artist’s work including self-portraits and portraits, works on paper, frescoes, monumental oil and watercolour paintings, and one of the artist’s notable hand painted tents.

12 November 2018 to March 2019

The Brant Foundation Art Study Center

941 North Street, Greenwich CT 06831 - New York