Agostino Bonalumi: Struttura modulare bianca

Marking the 40th anniversary of the gallery and in collaboration with Archivio Bonalumi, Mazzoleni is delighted to present Struttura modulare bianca (1970) by Agostino Bonalumi at Art Basel Unlimited 2026.

Conceived in 1970 for the artist’s solo room at the 35th Venice Biennale, Struttura modulare bianca is a vertical, modular structure that extends into the air through repetition and rhythm, combining serial structure and large-scale sculptural form.

The monumental work was created during a period of intense interest in environmental art, following the landmark exhibition Lo spazio dell’immagine (Foligno, 1967), where Bonalumi exhibited alongside artists such as Lucio Fontana, Enrico Castellani, Luciano Fabro, Pino Pascali, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Paolo Scheggi. This participation marked a turning point in the artist’s practice and the viewer’s role within the space.

At the 1970 Venice Biennale, Struttura modulare bianca was installed as an environmental work articulated between ground and suspension, comprising 29 fiberglass and nitro modules, each 80x100x70 cm, and marking a fundamental milestone in Bonalumi’s spatial and conceptual research.

Rather than being conceived as a passive element, the work emerges as an autonomous organism capable of expanding into space. The choice of white serves as a conceptual device, eliminating colour as an expressive element, and focusing the attention on the dialectic between fullness and void, light and shadow, presence and suspension. The modularity produces a surprising visual complexity, allowing the work to be experienced and activated through the viewer’s movement, which becomes part of the spatial device and sets its geomorphic vibration in motion.

For Galleries, Mazzoleni will present Through Time: Turin, London and Milan, an exhibition project that traces the evolution of the gallery through its three venues, bringing post-war art into dialogue with contemporary practices.

Mazzoleni at Art Basel 2026
Unlimited, U22 / Galleries: Booth E11, Hall 2.0
VIP Days: 15 (Unlimited), 16, 17 June 
Public days: June 18–21

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