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The show includes a selection of paintings by the leading exponents of the CoBrA movement, in dialogue with works by Enrico Baj and Pinot Gallizio. The project aims to focus on one of the most vibrant artistic periods in post-war Europe when, during the fifties and sixties, through the links between Asger Jorn, Karel Appel and the two Italian artists, the pictorial language promoted by the CoBrA members merged with informal Italian trends.
Common ideas and shared interests united Jorn and the two Italians. At Enrico Baj’s suggestion, Jorn moved in 1954 to Albissola, then an international …