Andrea Mastrovito
MCm - Minimo Comune multiplo
Andrea
Mastrovito
Andrea Mastrovito was born in Bergamo in 1978. He splits his private and professional life between his home town and New York. He is a graduate of the Carrara Academy of Fine Arts of Bergamo and has been awarded multiple international accolades, including the New York Prize, the Moroso Prize and the Italian Council.
His works have been exhibited in major museums all over the world, including the MAXXI and MACRO in Rome, the MART in Rovereto, and the Queens Museum in New York. In addition to his exhibition work, Mastrovito has completed a series of permanent public events and made his film director début in 2017 with the animated feature film, “NYsferatu – Symphony of a Century”.
Minimo Comune
multiplo
The concept of
Minimo Comune multiplo
MCm — Minimo Comune multiplo (Least Common Multiple) refers to the namesake mathematical principle that highlights the multiplicity obtainable from a single element. This multiplicity principle underlies both Mastrovito’s artistic practice as well as Marca Corona’s manufacturing process, which are both based on the multiplication of a single element and its relationship with the whole.
Mastrovito has created an unprecedented work, in the form of a paper mosaic, inspired by the tales and dialogues with Marca Corona employees. One of the oldest photos of the company is reproduced by the artist using the frottage technique on hundreds of paper tiles, the same size as those in porcelain stoneware. Embellished with other frottage works created by employees during a workshop held by Mastrovito, the paper tile mosaic brings the company history to life, intertwining historic and contemporary elements in a single work.
A dialogue between art
and business
The main work, which the exhibition is named after, is complemented by a selection of works completed by Mastrovito between 2009 and 2024, which exemplify his exploration of multiplication as a creative process, where multiplied elements are juxtaposed to create new compositions. These works, which are on exhibit in Galleria Marca Corona and in the showroom, consequently interact directly with ceramics and its mode of production.
The “MCm — Minimo Comune multiplo” exhibition, curated by Ilaria Bernardi, will be inaugurated on 10th October on Marca Corona premises and in Galleria Marca Corona in Sassuolo. It coincides with the third edition of Marca Corona per l’Arte, a project that aims to establish a connection between the artistic world and the world of business. The exhibition will come to an end in Bologna from 7th to 9th February 2025, on the occasion of ART CITY, with a convention dedicated to art and architecture at Teatro San Leonardo, culminating in the awards ceremony for the winner of the Marca Corona 2024/2025 Award.
Ilaria Bernardi
Curator
Ilaria Bernardi (1985) is a curator and contemporary art historian.
She currently curates the exhibition activities of Associazione Genesi, in particular the significant “Progetto Genesi. Arte e Diritti Umani”, a travelling exhibitive and educational initiative under way since 2021. She has also collaborated with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation since 2018, curating exhibitions to promote Italian contemporary art abroad.
She holds a PhD in Art History and is qualified as an Associate Professor in Contemporary Art History. Since 2022, she is a lecturer in the Master’s Degree Course in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets at IULM University in Milan.
Among her past collaborations, she has also worked with Germano Celant and with Carolyn Christov- Bakargiev at the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea museum of contemporary art.
Here are some of the Countries where she has curated exhibitions and/or publications: the United States, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, Romania, Senegal and South Africa.
