Perfectly aligning with the theme of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, which explores different types of intelligence, including artificial intelligence, the visionary, unconventional, impetuous, and volcanic  art of Mattia Moreni arrives at ACP - Palazzo Franchetti by Fondazione Calarota. 

Hosted in the  fascinating spaces of the Second Noble Floor, this major exhibition, curated by Roberta Perazzini Calarota,  features a selection of over 30 works, many of which are large-scale. The paintings on display trace the  artist’s relentless research, from his Cubist-inspired experiments of the 1950s, through the great Informal  Art period and the distinctive “Watermelons” cycle—which he presented in his dedicated room at La  Biennale di Venezia in 1972—to an extensive exploration of the final phase of his work, focused on the  “Humanoids”. With these works, starting as early as the 1980s, the artist carried out a lucid and intuitive  reflection on the impact of technology and computing—referred to as “electronics” in the language of the  time—on everyday life and artistic practice. 

His vision not only anticipated today’s debate on artificial  intelligence but also made his work the first to engage with contemporary innovation. This cycle solidifies  Moreni as a true forerunner, someone who grasped well in advance the trajectory—far from obvious at the  time—that society would rapidly follow in the coming decades.