The Byzantine World, 1999
chocolates on panel
190 × 240 cm
Autenticated artwork
(published in Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1 p. 206)
Mondino’s interest in mosaics came from the courses taught by Gino Severini in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Never having been attracted by traditional stone tile, and sensing that it would weaken or alter the meaning of his project, he replaced the classic mosaic tiles with sugar cubes or individual chocolates by Peyrano, specially wrapped for him with an infinite range of colored papers and made with “a special mix that lasts forever,” to make a long series of works including this enormous Byzantine cathedral of 12,000 chocolates. The Byzantine World reflects many of Mondino’s passions: the Orient, Istanbul, the mosaics of Ravenna and chocolate from Turin.
190 × 240 cm
Autenticated artwork
(published in Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1 p. 206)
Mondino’s interest in mosaics came from the courses taught by Gino Severini in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Never having been attracted by traditional stone tile, and sensing that it would weaken or alter the meaning of his project, he replaced the classic mosaic tiles with sugar cubes or individual chocolates by Peyrano, specially wrapped for him with an infinite range of colored papers and made with “a special mix that lasts forever,” to make a long series of works including this enormous Byzantine cathedral of 12,000 chocolates. The Byzantine World reflects many of Mondino’s passions: the Orient, Istanbul, the mosaics of Ravenna and chocolate from Turin.
EXHIBITIONS
«Aldo Mondino. Moderno, postmoderno, contemporaneo», Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce, Palazzo della Meridiana; installazioni site-specific: Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Reale, Casa di Colombo, Acquario di Genova, Genova (GE), curated by Ilaria Bonacossa, September 24 - November 27, 2016.
«Calpestar le uova!», Palazzo Monferrato e Palazzo Cuttica e Casale Monferrato (Alessandria), Museo della Sinagoga, Alessandria, curated by Alberto Fiz, October 31 - November 30, 2008.
«Mappamondino», Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Marino, Repubblica di San Marino, curated by Vittoria Coen, June 24 - August 26, 2007.
«MONDINO ALDOlogica», MAR - Museo d'Arte della città, Loggetta Lombardesca, Ravenna, curated by Claudio Spadoni, Valerio Dehò, November 16, 2003 - February 15, 2004.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
V. Coen (edited by), «Mappamondino», exhibition catalogue (San Marino, Repubblica di San Marino, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, June 24 - August 26, 2007), Damiani Editore, Bologna, 2007, p. 91.
C. Spadoni (edited by), «Mondino Aldologica», exhibition catalogue (Ravenna, MAR - Museo d'Arte della città, Loggetta Lombardesca, November 16, 2003 - February 15, 2004), Gabriele Mazzotta, Milano, 2003, p. 176.
V. Coen (edited by), «Aldo Mondino. Dall'Acrilico allo Zucchero», exhibition catalogue (Trento, Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea, June 9 - September 10, 2000), Garabello Artegrafica, San Mauro Torinese (TO), 2000, p. 93.
A. Fiz (edited by), «Aldo Mondino. Calpestar le uova!», exhibition catalogue (Alessandria, Palazzo Monferrato e Palazzo Cuttica e Casale Monferrato (Alessandria), Museo della Sinagoga, October 31 - November 30, 2008), Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo, MI, 2008, p. 99.
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