Galleria Centro Steccata

The Galleria Steccata Center was founded in 1960 by Cav. Ennio Lodi in the heart of the historical center of Parma in Via Dante Alighieri in front of the Teatro Regio, next to the Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata, known for the frescoes by Parmigianino, from whom the gallery is named. An important historical moment that of the sixties, characterized by the awakening of Italy after the war and the subsequent economic boom that has given birth to a thrilling season of art and culture in the broadest sense; the neoavanguardia were opposed to the art of the previous years and the artists tended to form groups giving individuality to the collective work by relying on the gallery owner / patron of confidence that accompanied by cheerful and enthusiastic critics of their role promoted the works in symbiosis with galleries Italian and foreign: exciting years in which the difference was the human side and professionalism not to merely economic. The city of Parma "provincial woman with jewels of a princess" capital for more than three centuries of the important Duchy and aristocratic cultural traditions, welcomed the birth of the gallery with warmth and assiduous participation in exhibitions both in the case of Masters the Balla caliber, De Chirico, Picasso, Soldiers and both of the then promising young artists such as Castellani, Dorazio, Fontana, Hartung, Manzoni and Schifano. From 1960 to 1977 have been set up almost two hundred exhibitions with an impressive average of one show per month to witness an activity and a feverish search and never pays. Since 1977 the Steccata Center Gallery is directed by his daughter Patrizia Lodi and continues to be an important reference point for those who are passionate about the events of Contemporary Art, the gallery looks back on 53 years of intense exhibition activity and is one of the few historical galleries remained in the Italian. In its long time the gallery has always been able to combine the love for the Masters of the twentieth century Italian and international, with the interest and enthusiasm towards young artists, both Italian and foreigners, an activity dedicated to the eclecticism, the professionalism and great dedication to their work, without limits or inhibitions, by organizing major exhibitions anthology of the greatest artists of our century and, in parallel, of informative exhibits on the most interesting artists of the era putting attention particular historical groups and innovative modern and contemporary artistic movements. Over the years we were presented solo exhibitions with selected works of masters of the twentieth century such Licini, Ligabue, Morandi, Marini, Mattioli, Severini, Sironi, Soldiers; the avant-gardes of the second half of the twentieth century: Albers, Appel, Arman, Biasi, Biggi, Bill, Bonalumi, Castellani, Capogrossi, Dorazio, Hartung, Manzoni, Matta, Pascali, Rotella, Turcato, Warhol, to Spatialists: Crippa, De Luigi , Fontana, to informal: African, Chighine, De Stael, Fautrier, Kubota, Mathieu, Moreni, Tomato, Riopelle, Ruggeri, Santomaso, Scanavino, Tancredi, Tapies, Widow, the last Lombard naturalists as Morlotti and the French existentialist Franco, the protagonists of the second Roman School: Angeli, Festa, Schifano, the artists of the seventies Arte Povera: Boetti, Calzolari, Gilardi, Merz, Pistoletto, Zorio and those of the eighties / nineties: Short, Ceccobelli, Gianni Cella, Chia , Fermariello, Loyola, Mazzoni, Plumcake, Paladino, Salvo and Wal. The director Patrizia Lodi was curator of important anthological exhibitions dedicated to Antonio Ligabue presented in museums and public spaces; in 60 years the gallery has edited the edition of over thirty bronze sculptures of Maestro Antonio Ligabue known as "The Bestiary" specially commissioned artist. The Galleria Steccata Center has been present in the main fairs of Contemporary Art National and International: Arte Fiera Bologna, ARTVERONA, Art Basel (Basel), Miart, ArteFirenze, ArtePadova, Strasbourg Art, ArteBergamo, ArteForlì, ArteParma, Reggio Art, ArteBrescia, Art Innsbruck, Art Genova, CutLog Paris. In 2004 it was inaugurated in the historical center of Parma the new exhibition center of over 400 square meters in the eighteenth century Palazzo Bagatti in Via Garibaldi at number 23, opposite the Palazzo della Pilotta Park. In recent years, the solo exhibitions of Lutz Brockhaus were presented, Gastone Biggi, Dario Brevi, Piero Gilardi, Marco Lodola, Piero Dorazio, Sergio Fermariello, Agostino Ferrari, French Franc, Masataka Kubota, Carlo Mattioli, Sebastian Matta, Antonella Mazzoni, Cristina Roncati, Mimmo Rotella and Mario Schifano, Atanasio Soldati, Wal, Walter Valentini, Ferdinand Lauretani, Mattia Moreni.

GALLERY CENTER STECCATA Strada Garibaldi 23-43121 Parma Tel / Fax 0521.285118 Mobile +39 340 1126164 http://www.centrosteccata.com email: info@centrosteccata.com Open daily except holidays (by appointment) 10:30 to 13:00 / 15:30 to 19:30