Guglielmo Castelli
Sweet Baby Motel

Guglielmo Castelli (b. 1987, Turin) will present new and recent paintings and cut paper sculpture. Trained in theatrical scenography, Castelli has developed a distinctive iconography that draws upon the history of painting, architecture and literature. His nocturnal, dream-like canvases are charged with psychological drama. In these new works figures appear suspended in space, falling from furniture or through the air. Glimpses of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Hunters in the Snow (1565) or patchwork façades that recall the architecture of Friedensreich Hundertwasser add a Viennese accent to compositions that are densely layered with narrative. A series of works on canvas and board will be presented over an eighteen-metre mural inspired by the story of Hansel and Gretel. These will be accompanied by small sculptures, preparatory materials and sketchbooks presented in vitrines.

Castelli’s first solo exhibition in Austria will be accompanied by a new publication featuring texts by Sarah Crowe and Lillian Davies, as well as an interview with the artist by Francesco Manacorda. The book will be published by Lenz, in association with Castello di Rivoli and Kunsthalle Wien.

The exhibition is organised in cooperation with Castello di Rivoli Museo d‘Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Turin.