Brescia, Davide Rivalta's animals are on display at the castle

From May 26, 2023 to January 7, 2024, the Brescia Castle Museum will host Davide Rivalta ’s exhibition Dreams of Glory.

The open-air exhibition offers a walk among Davide Rivalta’s animalier sculptures within the green areas of the Falcone d’Italia. The Bolognese sculptor plays on the randomness of the encounter between humans and animals, evoking a distant and wild landscape, in contrast to the everydayness of living. The memory of the Zoological Garden, active near the fortified area between 1912 and 1988, will also be recalled. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to admire never-before-seen sculptures, created especially for Brescia Castle.

The exhibition aims to be a bridge between the beginning of Rivalta’s career and his current international success. The gorillas, the first series of animals made by the sculptor, rise to symbolize his debut. Remodeled after two decades, the Castle’s new gorillas-along with orangutans, chimpanzees and baboons-will close the circle of his artistic evolution. The Castle, in this way, will become the fortress of the great anthropomorphic apes. Each family will occupy a specific area of the park and accompany the viewer on a journey of exploration of the Castle.

Davide Rivalta(Bologna, 1974) is an artist of international stature, whose works are housed in museums around the world and permanently exhibited in many Italian and European public spaces. Rivalta’s extraordinary work intends to foster an encounter between viewers and animals, portrayed in the uniqueness of their gestures. His work consists of three main elements: materials, animals and places. The material usually used by the artist is bronze, which lends a distinctive color to the sculptures. The works represent bodies of real animals, which Rivalta has encountered in captivity, thus uprooted from their natural environment. The space within which they are placed, however, is usually a landscape shaped by man, who wants to restore freedom and dignity to the animals.

For all information, you can visit the official website of the Brescia Musei Foundation.

Brescia, Davide Rivalta's animals are on display at the castle

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.