Therefore, there is a precariousness of art and beauty: even the work of art can be reused. Have we cultivated the idea that beauty cannot be functional?
In Recycling Beauty there are different examples of how beauty takes shape.
Some pieces are the result of a transformation, born with a function and modified to take on a different semantic value. Some of the works however are the result of destruction, such as the Cosmatesque mosaics of Anghiari for which fragments of pre-existing statues were used.
The definition of beauty here is that each piece is something it originally wasn't. The beauty of the transformation is told, which goes beyond aesthetic beauty. We have tried to translate this idea with set-up and exhibition devices, giving ample space not only to titles, but to descriptive texts that explain the origin, evolution and itineraries of each work.
Another very important element within the exhibition is travel.
Over the course of their existence, the works have moved, changed their meaning and function. In each new context, their perception has changed.
For this reason, various maps come across within the exhibition itinerary, and this aspect is emphasized by presenting the works resting on bases used for handling and transport, to reaffirm the idea of a transformed and nomadic beauty.