Exploratory plots: A journey through the tapestry

Volume published on the occasion of the exhibition Exploratory plots: A journey through the tapestry - edited by Nadia Stefanel and promoted by Dino Zoli Textile and Dino Zoli Foundation - Dino Zoli Foundation, Forlì, 26 October 2024 – 19 April 2025.

Exploratory plots proposes a journey through the evolution of contemporary Arazzo in Italy with some European and non -European incursions, from the 1950s to the 19th century to today, highlighting how this textile medium, traditionally seen as a decorative art, has become an innovative and plural expressive form, capable of intertwining stories, Cultures and Techniques.
Tapestry, as contemporary visual language, He tells us about experimentation and textile innovations, of collaborations between artists and craftsmen, between tradition and modern experiments, in dialogue with avant -garde artistic movements, Like astrattism, and with industrial design.

Artists: Afro, Stefano Arienti, Niki Berlinguer, Peanut bonamini, Alexander Calder, Sonia Delaunay, Maurizio Donzelli, Piero Dorazio, Gianni Dova, Nathalie du Pasquier, Elena el Asmar, Omar Galliani, Armida Gandini, Fabio IEMMI, Riccardo Licata, Loredana Long, Antonio Marras, Francesca Muller, Mauro Reggiani, Remo Salvadori, Gino Severini, Studio Pratha, Sissi, Guerrino Tramonti, Luigi Veronesi.

Extra section artists: Manuela Bedeschi, Giorgio Kiaris, Claudia Losi, Vincenzo Marseille, Leonardo Petrucci, Patrizia Polese.