“A single sound is music,” Giuseppe Chiari once wrote. For the Action Music pioneer a single gestural brushstroke could transcend hearing through sight.Currently on view at Tornabuoni Art in Paris is a survey of 40 works from the 1960s to the 1990s that highlight the trajectory of Chiari (1926-2007), one of the main Italian members of the neo-Dada artistic movement Fluxus.A trained pianist with studies in mathematics and engineering, Chiari’s academic and philosophical interests intersect in his conceptual artworks. Chiari worked in several mediums including musical performances in which he challenged the traditional function of music and incorporated noises of everyday life. In line with the group Fluxus, Chiari questioned the fragmentation of the arts, using humor and daily life as his fodder for creation.Some of the artist’s famous works such as his sheet music will be shown at Tornabuoni Art. His sheet music pieces offer insight into his interpretive action of music with painterly explorations into the visual language of sound. Brushstrokes spontaneous, energetic, and intuitive cover sheet music in his effort to prove that canvas can convey sound as well as an instrument.Visitors can also immerse themselves in Chiari’s collages and experiments that fit with his anti-definition of art.Works by Giuseppe Chiari are on view at Tornabuoni Art in Paris through September 30.
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