• Genius & Recklessness

    Fifty years of Italian history as it has been seen by the artists 1950-2000

    Jannis Kounellis
    Liliana Moro
    Notti magiche
    Salvatore Falci
    Paola Pivi
    Pino Pascali
    Paolo Di Paolo
    • RAI Storia

      Genius & Recklessness

      Fifty Years of Italian History as It has Been Seen by the Artists 1950-2000

      four episodes of 27’

      broadcasted December 2019


      "Genius & Recklessness" is the Italian peculiarity to combine undoubtedly brilliant qualities to the notorious dislike for the established rules. The series was made with images of Teche Rai and other archives, plus new shooting made in museums, Biennials, and art foundations. It retraces the crucial events of the last fifty years of Italian history and showing how the Italia artists reacted to their history. A journey lead by historians, philosophers, art critics such as Giovanni De Luna, Paolo Baratta, Flavio Caroli, Filippo Ceccarelli, Cristiana Perrella, Valèrie da Costa, plus the key contributions of the artists Ugo La Pietra, Francesco Vezzoli, Maurizio Vetrugno, Salvatore Falci and Paolo di Paolo.


      Episode 1

      Opera Aperta: dal dopoguerra al “Miracolo economico” (1950-1968)

      Episode 2

      La Rivoluzione siamo noi. Arte critica contestazione (1968-1978)

      Episode 3

      Mister Fantasy: l’immaginazione al potere (1978-1990)

      Episode 4

      Le avventure di un Pinocchio: favole bugie catastrofi (1990-2000)



      Written by Alessandra Galletta and Marco Senaldi

      With Rai Cultura editorial staff: Alfonso Notari and Francesco Russo

      Direction: Alessandra Galletta

      Shooting: Eugenio Barcelloni, Samuele Cherubini, Daniele Costa, Pietro Daviddi, Andrea Giannone, Pierluigi Laffi, Matilde Sambo, Daniele Vascelli

      Sound: Eugenio Mazzetto, Stefano Diso

      Editing: Maria Teresa Soldani

      Year: 2019

      Length: 4x27'

      A production by Rai Cultura realized by LaGalla23

LaGalla23 S.r.l. di Alessandra Galletta - Sede legale: Corso Concordia, 11 - 20129 Milano - Partita Iva/Codice Fiscale 09096600961