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Italia moderna 1945-1975. From Reconstruction to the Students Riots

Works from the Intesa Sanpaolo Collections

Based on a selection of works of art from the collections of Intesa Sanpaolo, this volume analyses, from a contemporary point of view, a critical period in the history of Italian art and culture. Italia Moderna traverses thirty years from the end of World War II to the so-called ‘Years of Lead’, like a vast, detailed mural that mirrors the history of Italy’s society and manners. Curator Marco Meneguzzo has subdivided the narrative into seven macro-chapters, according to a method of interpretation that varies from that usually adopted for contemporary art history.