{"id":47785,"date":"2022-07-06T02:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=47785"},"modified":"2025-04-06T18:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T17:39:53","slug":"francesco-clemente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/francesco-clemente\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesco Clemente exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clementesmall1.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition poster\" class=\"wp-image-49845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clementesmall1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/clementesmall1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Albertina adds another coup to its 2022 summer lineup with a modest solo exhibition for one of the pioneers of the Italian Transavantgarde and one-time collaborator of Warhol and Basquiat: the great Francesco Clemente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Works include highlights from the Jablonka collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A focus on self-portraits and travel-inspired works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Jul 27 &#8211; Oct 30, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\">Albertina overview &amp; info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/#modernart\">contemporary art exhibitions<\/a>&nbsp;in Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the road with Clemente<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/franciscoclemente.jpg\" alt=\"Amalfi 9, 2007 \u00a9 Francesco Clemente\" class=\"wp-image-47782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/franciscoclemente.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/franciscoclemente-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Francesco Clemente, Amalfi 9, 2007; Watercolor on paper; private collection \u00a9 Francesco Clemente)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The indelible image associated with the Albertina is Albrecht D\u00fcrer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/durer-hare\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7083\">Young Hare<\/a>, which appeared about 500 years too early for Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the museum has an extensive collection of modern and contemporary art. So much so, that they opened a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-modern\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21859\">second location<\/a> dedicated to those very genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition (or donation) of modern-day collections has helped build the Albertina&#8217;s archive of contemporary creativity; one such collection was assembled by Rafael Jablonka and passed to the Albertina in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier exhibitions already began introducing the delights of the Jablonka art to the public (for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/my-generation-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"26695\">My Generation<\/a> and the photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/araki-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"31737\">Nobuyoshi Araki<\/a>). The solo exhibition for Francesco Clemente continues that process, but also draws in works from the Albertina&#8217;s other holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albertina thereby slips gracefully into a long list of prestigious museums that have showcased Clemente&#8217;s art, such as Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Guggenheim in New York (and Bilbao), and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation includes Clemente&#8217;s self-portraits, which gain a greater enigmatic touch when you consider he once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alejandradeargos.com\/index.php\/en\/all-articles\/21-guests-with-art\/577-interview-with-francesco-clemente\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I&#8217;m an empty chair\u2026I don&#8217;t have a self to recognise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentiment finds clear echoes in the white, red and black self-portraits, which seem to suggest the one constant is transformation. Though the secret to the soul appears to be in the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clemente&#8217;s travels add another layer of context to the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Naples-born artist lives in the US, and has always drawn inspiration from experiences, storytelling traditions and cultural environments encountered on his travels, most notably from India and Varanasi in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/the-talks.com\/interview\/francesco-clemente\/\">interview<\/a>, Clemente noted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In India, I learned how to think as an artist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We see this influence of travel in, for example, the Candombl\u00e9 series of pastels that followed a journey to Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, this is a chance to see the work of one of contemporary art&#8217;s greats: an artist who once collaborated, for example, with Warhol and Basquiat (the latter worked across the road from Clemente in New York).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Clemente&#8217;s journey from July 27th to October 30th, 2022. A ticket for the Albertina includes the temporary art exhibitions within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When purchasing tickets, consider the option of a joint ticket with the Albertina Modern, which has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/ai-weiwei-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44051\">Ai Weiwei exhibition<\/a> (until September 4th, 2022) and one (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/ways-of-freedom-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51645\">Ways of Freedom<\/a>) dedicated to the New York school of abstract expressionism from mid-October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, Basquiat is the focus of the Albertina&#8217;s year-end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/basquiat-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"49565\">flagship exhibition<\/a> from the beginning of September. Another turn of the circle of life has brought the friends and co-creators together again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And another concurrent treat is, for example, Tony Cragg&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/tony-cragg-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47776\">wonderful sculptures<\/a>. (The Albertina is spoiling us through autumn 2022.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the tips at the end of the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1zfWanf5rPBbnTLLDuah2uixe-Nw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albertina adds another coup to its 2022 summer lineup with a modest solo exhibition for one of the pioneers of the Italian Transavantgarde and one-time collaborator of Warhol and Basquiat: the great Francesco Clemente. 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