Arnaldo Pomodoro

Arnaldo Pomodoro was born in Montefeltro in 1926, he lived his childhood and training in Pesaro. Since 1954 he has lived and worked in Milan. His works from the fifties are high reliefs where a very singular “writing” unpublished in the sculpture emerges, which is interpreted in various ways by the major critics.

In the early 1960s he tackles three-dimensionality and develops research on the shapes of solid geometry: spheres, discs, pyramids, cones, columns, cubes – in polished bronze – are torn apart, corroded, carved into their innermost, with the intent of breaking their perfection and discover the mystery that is contained within. The formal contrast between the smooth perfection of the geometric shape and the chaotic complexity of the interior will henceforth be a constant in the production of Pomodoro.

Catalogue Raisonné

Ten years after the publication of the paper edition of the Catalogo ragionato della scultura (Skira 2007), the entire archival activity of Pomodoro’s oeuvre has been transformed into an ongoing project that, starting with sculpture, aims to document all aspects of his work: drawings, multiples, jewels, graphic designs, project studies, applied arts and set designs.

The updates acquired by the archive, already included in the 2007 paper edition, together with the most recent information, in addition to the documentation of the other areas of research, were firstly destined to a new updated publication. However, it was decided that an online publication was the perfect way to address in a problematically lively account of the richness and complexity of Pomodoro’s work, in line with the very nature of the archiving work, which for many years has been based on systematic forms of digitization.

The project, run by the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, is expected to continue developing for many years entrusted to the long-term staff of the Pomodoro Archive, with scientific coordination of the artist himself, alongside the Catalogo ragionato della scultura.

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The Archive

From the beginning of his artistic career in the early 1950s, Arnaldo Pomodoro began to meticulously collect all the materials useful to document his activity. They are photographs, exhibition catalogs, magazines and press clippings, but also letters, artist films, posters … a very varied documentation, which testifies, in addition to his artistic production, the friendship and working relationships of Pomodoro with other artists, critics and institutions.

Born as a support and work tool for the artist’s studio, the Archive is transformed today into a heritage of memory and a living instrument of knowledge: thanks to constant monitoring and updating, entrusted over time to the staff of the artist’s studio and then his Foundation, is enriched daily with new materials. Its organization and reliability have made it an international reference point for foundations, university departments, scholars, galleries, collectors and auction houses.

The archive, located between via Vigevano and Vicolo Lavandai, has a development of about sixty linear meters and is divided into six distinct sections based on the type of materials: Library, Audiovisuals, Correspondence, Photographs, Work papers, Various materials .

Since its inception in 1995, the Foundation has dealt with the archive, carrying out an action of communication and promotion towards the outside and of connection with the public, guaranteeing access to professionals and scholars, who can access the consultation by sending an appointment request to the address: archivio@fondazionearnaldopomodoro.it.

The Foundation also curates of the on-going project of the Online Archive: a web portal, freely accessible, with which the Foundation makes available to the wider public – from the researcher to the simple enthusiast – an important nucleus of materials preserved in the artist’s archive, a source of information and in-depth analysis on the life and work of the artist, as well as on a stretch of the artistic and cultural history of the twentieth century.

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