In times of economic crisis, as the one we are experiencing, we increasingly feel the need to save our resources, by investing them in a safe and possibly profitable way. The best thing to do is to invest in a work of art. Of course, the climate that the art market is facing is not the best. All the great experts are giving their opinion but they are also asking important questions.
An uncertainty that continues to spread, mainly due to the mediocre quotations realised in this period. Perhaps, hard times will come. The true values of the market will be redefined. In this phase of transformation and consolidation it is hoped that the art market becomes less élitist, and that even the average collectors starts to emerge.

Next 13th September the Museo Archivio Laboratorio per le Arti Contemporanee Hermann Nitsch of Naples will at last open its doors to the public. Located in the complex of the ex Station Bellini, the Museum, patronized by Giuseppe Morra – street mate and producer since the seventies of Hermann Nitsch’s work – will be exclusively dedicated to activities of documentation, presentation and promotion of the Austrian artist’s oeuvre, in particular of the relicts, paintings and installations of the Orgien Mysterien Theater (Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries) since the early seventies.
Now the Morra Foundation is celebrating its sodality and renewing its mission with a multifunctional space dedicated to the multiple arts: the historical collection of Nitsch’s oeuvre, the works of the 55.malaktion (action painting) realized last August and displayed in the tunnel that connects the Book Library-Media Library to the Museum.

translated by Giorgina Arcuri

Paduan artist Maurizio Cattelan, since the beginning of his howling rise in the contemporary art system, has always managed to make a strong impression, causing the printed media and websites of every type to talk about him constantly. An emblematic case occurred on 6th May 2004, when the city of Milan woke up bewildered to one of his works installed in Piazza XXIV Maggio. Three plastic manikins, representing children hanging from the branch of a large oak tree, provoked a great emotional impact and a huge psychological stir.