Titled "Something Else" the installation pairs works by revolutionary Italian artist Mario Schifano with Zana’s evolving furniture collection.
While Charles Zana’s interiors projects and designs whisper poetic refinement, he’s drawn to edgy works of postmodern art.
On Wednesday and during Paris Art Week, Zana will open the doors to his brand new gallery and showroom overlooking Place des Victoires, ushering in a new era with an exhibit devoted to the work of late postmodern artist Mario Schifano.
Named “Something Else,” the installation was curated by Italian curator Marion Franchetti and pairs Schifano’s artwork alongside Zana’s evolving furniture collection of new designs and established pieces.
Known as a pioneer of Italy’s postmodern movement, Schifano was part of an artists’ milieu known as Scuola di Piazza del Popolo. His work was defined by a rebellious energy that echoed throughout his painting, photography, cinema, music and television. Among his most revolutionary works is the Propaganda series, which dates back to the early 1960s and incorporates cultural references like logos of major American companies such as Coca-Cola and Esso.
“I was looking to mix my furniture in that place with an artist. I was thinking about Schifano because he was always, for me, someone very linked to keeping the painting very rough, being very minimalistic, and working very, very much with color. So I had this intuition — I had this feeling — that Schifano would go very well in the place,” Zana told WWD in an interview, adding that the selection of works are derived mainly from the ’60s and ’70s.
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