29 April – 28 June

Childish Things and Oddities: Vertigo of a Collection

Presented from the private collection of Giuseppe Garrera and curated by Andrea Bellini and Giuseppe Garrera, this exhibition assembles an array of diminutive found objects — trinkets, charms, gadgets, toys, lucky charms and fragments of wood, cloth and glass — rescued from mundane life by artists’ gestures. Hovering between toy, everyday artefact and artwork, the presentation explores the thaumaturgic qualities of objects and childhood as a site of refuge and wonder.

Opening: Tuesday 28 April, 16:00 – 21:00

Guided tours (in English)
Sunday 17 May, 16:00
Thursday 21 May, 18:30 – 19:30 (FR or EN)
Sunday 7 June, 16:00

Rue de Chantepoulet 1-3
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