8.5.14 | Milan, Italy | Copper, interpreted in all its multiple forms and applications in contemporary art, design, architecture and technology, is the main theme of COPPER CROSSINGS, Copper Shapes in Contemporary Art, Design, Technology and Architecture presented at Milan's Triennale from September 16th to November 9th, 2014.

The concept of the exhibition is by Elena Tettamanti, curator together with Antonella Soldaini, and is coproduced by Eight Art Project – a new company set up to produce projects in contemporary art and design – with Triennale di Milano, Triennale Design Museum and Istituto Italiano del Rame with the patronage of the European Copper Institute.

COPPER CROSSING includes more than 250 pieces and it is a journey through works of art, design and architecture, applications in science and technology together with photos and videos where copper is the leit motiv. Different names find in this material a common ground to work according to their personal experiences exploiting in the most innovative ways the formal, structural and plastic qualities of copper.

The 30 works shown in the section devoted to contemporary art represent the most important post-war art movements, from Arte Povera to Minimal Art up until the latest artistic trends. Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, Carl Andre, Marco Bagnoli, Joseph Beuys, Luciano Fabro, Anselm Kiefer, Eliseo Mattiacci, Marisa Merz, Hidetoshi Nagasawa, Remo Salvadori, Gilberto Zorio, Meg Webster, Roni Horn, Cristina Iglesias, Damián Ortega, Andrea Sala, Alicja Kwade and Danh Vo are the artists on show.

More than 100 objects are displayed in the design section. Pieces by Ron Arad, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Antonio Citterio, Dimore Studio, Tom Dixon, Odoardo Fioravanti, Martí Guixé, Gujan Gupta, Poul Henningsen, Ross Lovegrove, Nucleo, Gio Ponti/Paolo De Poli, Tobia Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Oskar Zieta and Giorgio Vigna are exhibited alongside clothes designed by Romeo Gigli and Prada.

Architecture is the focus of the third area, featuring around 10 scale models of projects from architects such as Herzog & de Meuron, Renzo Piano, Aldo Rossi, Steven Holl Architects and James Stirling. Finally, a surprising section dedicated to technology featuring applications on IT, medical equipments, energy conduction and transportation.

Within the exhibition, a charity event will be hosted in November. The proceeds will be donated to Dynamo Camp and its recreational therapy activities for ill children.

All the pieces in the show are on loan from the major museums, galleries and private collections in Italy and Europe, a statement highlighting the thorough research work which constitutes the essence of COPPER CROSSINGS.

The main exhibition sponsor is KME. Other sponsors include Prysmian S.p.A, Ducati Energia, Ferrovie Nord Milano S.p.A. and AON S.p.A.

COPPER CROSSINGS
Copper Shapes in Contemporary Art, Design, Technology and Architecture
Triennale di Milano
September 16th - November 9th, 2014.
Opening Monday, September 15th, 2014, 7 pm.